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Search - The Devil Wears Prada
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Book Description:
A delightfully dishy novel about the all-time most impossible boss in the history of impossible bosses.Members who requested this book also requested:
Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job a million girls would die for. Hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Armani! Versace! at every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym. With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA gives a rich and hilarious new meaning to complaints about The Boss from Hell. Narrated in Andreas smart, refreshingly disarming voice, it traces a deep, dark, devilish view of life at the top only hinted at in gossip columns and over Cosmopolitans at the trendiest cocktail parties. From sending the latest, not-yet-in-stores Harry Potter to Mirandas children in Paris by private jet, to locating an unnamed antique store where Miranda had at some point admired a vintage dresser, to serving lattes to Miranda at precisely the piping hot temperature she prefers, Andrea is sorely tested each and every dayand often late into the night with orders barked over the phone. She puts up with it all by keeping her eyes on the prize: a recommendation from Miranda that will get Andrea a top job at any magazine of her choosing. As things escalate from the merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, however, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether or not the job is worth the price of her soul.
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Top Member Reviews
Alana M. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I picked this book up because I like to read things before I see the movie. Despite the fact that I expected little more than an amusing 'my life is hell' story, I found this book to possess virtually no charm.
Andrea Sachs, a recent college grad yearning to work for The New Yorker, accepts a job as personal assistant to the editor in chief of the ever successful fashion magazine Runway. (For those of you who missed it, the author worked as personal assistant to chief editor at Vogue). She soon discovers, however, that she is completely at the mercy of her boss-from-hell 24/7.
The story was amusing to begin with, parts of it were laugh-out-loud funny, but as the book drags on, it simply begins to repeat itself. The writing is mediocre at best, but the main problem is that Andrea isn't particularly likeable. She neglects her friends, her family, and her boyfriend for this job that she doesn't really want. The author makes no effort to explore relationships between the protagonist and others at the magazine (surely such a hell can only induce bonding, right?).
Jamie M. from CASTRO VALLEY, CA wrote on 5/14/2007...
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I think I am the only person in the world who thought this book was garbage. I am not a book snob. I love a quick fun read, but this was annoying and the soul-less from beginning to end.
Diana M. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Fantastically funny account of a young girl who interns with one of the most difficult women in the fashion industry.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I loved this book!! Definitely recommend this one! Her boss made me want to reach inside the book and slap her myself. What a witch! Can't wait to see the movie!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Funny with nderlying messages including not losing oneself. It was clever and entertaining and has inspired many offshoots. I enjoyed it and while it was a quick read, it wasn't as shallow as I expected.
Leah W. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
It was a fun, fast read with memorable characters. I would not have lasted a day in that place!
It is chick-lit, but I think that some guys could dig the story. It does have a lot of fashion related content, but it is more about dealing with a horrid boss and staying in a job that you despise, but sacrifice everything to keep, in order to get a chance at a promotion.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Such a good book! Read it before you see the movie. Very easy read and so funny!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
this book is great! and much better than the movie, the movie left way too much out. i found myself laughing out loud reading this book, and thinking about it well after i finshed reading it! give it a try!
KRISTIE J. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This a great book of the modern day higher society women. Makes some of us middle class feel so much more in place in the world around us. Enjoy!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I was a bit lost on this book. I wasn't really sure what the point of this book was. I thought Andy was a spineless, naive idiot up until the last 10 pages and didn't know why I was supposed to care about her. If she could have shown just an ounce of sensitivity or tried to explain what was going on to her friends and family instead of lying to them, I could have had some sympathy but in my opinion she got way more than she deserved. The story was well written but left me feeling kinda empty.
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Barb K. from PRINCESS ANNE, MD wrote on 8/15/2008...The Devils new assistant thinks she is just taking a job not change her entire life. She learns a lot of life's lessons some the hard way, you will have to read the book to see if she applies these lessons to her new self.
Megan J. from MOORE, OK wrote on 8/2/2008...If you've ever started a the bottom of the corporate ladder, you will relate to this character. If you don't feel better about your boss after reading this book, you DEFINITELY need a new job!
I absolutely loved this book. It was funny because at the time, my boss was horrible...but nothing like this!!
When I first started this book, I thought there was no way I was going to be able to read it. Way too much detail about a two hour drive through NYC.
Luckily, I plugged on and found the book to be a very interesting look at what is considered great experience and resume building work at a NY magazine company -- the ability to buy coffee and donuts and colate piles of paper.
The end of the book was great. Something tells me all of us have had a boos we would have liked to just tell off and walk away from.
Dena R. (I thought this book was pretty awesome. It's better than most chick lit type of books - lets you experience being high class, when really you're sitting in sweatpants, while you're reading and imagining the amazing clothes and shoes. If you have seen the movie, I recommend the book. It has a different ending.
I LOVED this book. It is much better than the movie.
Brittany M. (Much better as a book than a movie, but it is your typical chick lit book. It's an easy, enjoyable read, like if you need a book for the airplane or such. If you like confessions of a shopahollic, or books like that, this is right up your alley. Although, I'm not a big chick-lit girl and I still liked it.
Sandy A. from ORINDA, CA wrote on 4/12/2008...This is a very fun read.
I liked this book a lot. It wasn't much like the movie which was sort of expected, but I found that I LIKED the character far more in the novel than the movie. It was more realistic, I could understand and relate. It's a good novel if you just want a book to distract you for a short period of time.
This book really didn't have much of a point.