The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1)

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A delightfully dishy novel about the all time most impossible boss in the history of impossible bosses 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 Andrea s 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 Miranda s 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 day and 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. New Read [ The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1) ] Author [ Lauren Weisberger ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 3.5 starsIn Defense of Miranda PriestlyThe premise of this novel as most know it is OMG, my boss is a total dragon lady , but I think that is both an unfair assumption and oversimplification Little background is given of the title character other than she grew up in a lower class family, changed her name, and worked her way up the corporate ladder to her current position as editor in chief The audience isn t given muchthan that to round out her character, though Meryl Streep gives her 3.5 starsIn Defense of Miranda PriestlyThe premise of this novel as most know it is OMG, my boss is a total dragon lady , but I think that is both an unfair assumption and oversimplifi...God have mercy, I finally finished this horrific book Honestly, it wasn t so bad, just tedious and repetitive I picked it because a the movie was coming out and b I recognized the title as a popular book, albeit a couple years ago The premise to the book is that a young woman takes a Junior Assistant position at a high fashion magazine and the She Devil who runs the show The movie had the same premise, but that s practically where the similarities endAndrea Sachs takes the job, even t God have mercy, I finally finished this horrific book Honestly, it wasn t so bad, just tedious and repetitive I picked it because a the movie was coming out and b I recognized the title as a popular book, albeit a couple years ago The premise to the book is that a young woman takes a Junior Assistant position at a high fashion magazine and the She Devil who runs the show The movie had the same premise, but that s practically where the similarities endAndrea Sachs takes the job, even though her dream job is an Editor position for the New Yorker Magazine, with the promise of getting said dream job much easier after devoting a year of her life to Miranda Priestly the She Devil One year is all it ll take to bypass several years of grovelling, or so she i...This is one of the only books I have ever read in my entire life where the film actually improved my perception It took me about three years to read this, and the only reason I ever finished it was because everyone else seemed to think it was so great, I thought I must be missing something I am generally bothered by books and films wherein the main character is offered an incredible opportunity, but because they are worried they are sacrificing themselves, they toss it out the window I am wi This is one of the only books I have ever read in my entire life where the film actually improved my perception It took me about three years to read this, and the only reason I ever finished it was because everyone else seemed to think it was so great, I thought I must be missing something I am generally bothered by books and films wherein the main character is offered an incredible opportunity, but...The movie was too good Huuuuuuuuge gulf between the book and the film I kept thinking maybe the beginning was just slow Maybe the middle needed a bittime Despite all my deep breaths and meditation, I could not stand this book The main character Andrea is so wholly irredeemable that she ruins the book Sure, she sacrifices her a few years for Mirandaha name buddies Priestly but Andrea whines her way through every little task and I lost all sympathy within the first chapter He The movie was too good Huuuuuuuuge gulf between the book and the film I kept thinking maybe the beginning was just slow Maybe the middle needed a bittime Despite all my deep breaths and meditation, I could not stand this book The main character Andrea is so wholly irredeemable that she ruins the book Sure, she sacrifices her a few years for Mirandaha name buddies Priestly but Andrea...I read this a few years ago, and still remember what a rollicking good ride it was I was mesmerized by the horror It was like watching a train wreck in slow motion In a good way, that is I m sure there s a good way to watch a train wreck if we think about it long enough In the interest of full disclosure, I spent several years in what we shall charitably call the fashion industry So young, insecure, underpaid, working for creative tyrants, living on coffee and celery, and not being able to I read this a few years ago, and still remember what a rollicking good ride it was I was mesmerized by the horror It was like watching a train wreck in slow motion In a good way, that is I m sure there s a good way to watch a train wreck if we think about it long enough In the interest of full disclosure, I spent several years in what w...A woman came up to me while I was reading this book and said, Oh, how is that book I ve been meaning to read it I answered, Um, well, it s kind of fun She raised her eyebrows at me I see I added, I wouldn t pay full price for it I got it on sale for, like, a dollar She nodded as she began to walk away, Okay, I know what you re saying I can explainif you still feel like reading this book Honestly, I won t stop you from reading The Devil Wears Prada, I just don t suggest yo A woman came up to me while I was reading this book and said, Oh, how is that book I ve been meaning to read it I answered, Um, well, it s kind of fun She raised her eyebrows at me I see I added, I wouldn t pay full price for it I got it on sale for, like, a dollar She nodded as she began to walk away, Okay, I know what you re saying I can explainif you still feel like reading this book Honestly, I won t stop you from reading The Devil Wears Prada, I just don t suggest you push off absolutely everything else in order to do it There are many, manyworthy books.The main character, Andrea Andy, is just really not likeable I wish she was I kept trying to see...Should ve skipped the reread.The only reason I waste words on this piece of trash is that it holds the distinction of being THE WORST BOOK I EVER READ The title was held previously for a good 15 years previously by The Bridges of Madison County, and it took some DOING to surpass that awfulness.I could write for three days about how much I hated this book I still can t believe I finished it, and the...Not bad, I suppose especially interesting when compared to the film adaptation, which I d seen first.The movie was no great shakes, really, although the cast did a solid job with what they d been given Still, I sought out the book because I felt that, as with most film adaptations, a lot of depth had probably been jettisoned, and rightly so, in the translation to the screen After all, a novel can tackle a lotthan two hours of screen time can.Imagine my surprise to find that the movie had Not bad, I suppose especially interesting when compared to the film adaptation, which I d seen first.The movie was no great shakes, really, although the cast did a solid job with what they d been given Still, I sought out the book because I felt that, as with most film adaptations, a lot of depth had probably been jettisoned, and rightly so...this book blows it s poorly written, the author uses the same words over and over, characters just do things at random and don t seem to have identifiable personalities of their own if i was still in 5th grade and decided to write a book about working at a fashion magazine when i m all grown up, this is what it would be like i hate that the girl who wrote this is probably a millionaire i d like to hit her with a rock as far as i can figure, it gets one star because she bothered to type it i this book blows it s poorly written, the author uses the same words over and over, characters just do things at random and don t seem to have identifiable personalities of their own if i was still in 5th grade and decided to write a book about working at a fashion magazine when i m all grown up, this is what it would be like i hate that the girl who wrote this is probably...

The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1)
  • English
  • 19 February 2018
  • Paperback
  • 432 pages
  • 0307275558
  • Lauren Weisberger
  • The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1)