The Devil Wears Prada : A Novel
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Another one that looks great.
From amazon.com:
It's a killer title: The Devil Wears Prada. And it's killer material: author Lauren Weisberger did a stint as assistant to Anna Wintour, the all-powerful editor of Vogue magazine. Now she's written a book, and this is its theme: narrator Andrea Sachs goes to work for Miranda Priestly, the all-powerful editor of Runway magazine. Turns out Miranda is quite the bossyboots. That's pretty much the extent of the novel, but it's plenty. Miranda's behavior is so insanely over-the-top that it's a gas to see what she'll do next, and to try to guess which incidents were culled from the real-life antics of the woman who's been called Anna "Nuclear" Wintour. For instance, when Miranda goes to Paris for the collections, Andrea receives a call back at the New York office (where, incidentally, she's not allowed to leave her desk to eat or go to the bathroom, lest her boss should call). Miranda bellows over the line: "I am standing in the pouring rain on the rue de Rivoli and my driver has vanished. Vanished! Find him immediately!"
This kind of thing is delicious fun to read about, though not as well written as its obvious antecedent, The Nanny Diaries. And therein lies the essential problem of the book. Andrea's goal in life is to work for The New Yorker--she's only sticking it out with Miranda for a job recommendation. But author Weisberger is such an inept, ungrammatical writer, you're positively rooting for her fictional alter ego not to get anywhere near The New Yorker. Still, Weisberger has certainly one-upped Me Times Three author Alex Witchel, whose magazine-world novel never gave us the inside dope that was the book's whole raison d' etre. For the most part, The Devil Wears Prada focuses on the outrageous Miranda Priestly, and she's an irresistible spectacle.
Another one that looks great.
From amazon.com:
It's a killer title: The Devil Wears Prada. And it's killer material: author Lauren Weisberger did a stint as assistant to Anna Wintour, the all-powerful editor of Vogue magazine. Now she's written a book, and this is its theme: narrator Andrea Sachs goes to work for Miranda Priestly, the all-powerful editor of Runway magazine. Turns out Miranda is quite the bossyboots. That's pretty much the extent of the novel, but it's plenty. Miranda's behavior is so insanely over-the-top that it's a gas to see what she'll do next, and to try to guess which incidents were culled from the real-life antics of the woman who's been called Anna "Nuclear" Wintour. For instance, when Miranda goes to Paris for the collections, Andrea receives a call back at the New York office (where, incidentally, she's not allowed to leave her desk to eat or go to the bathroom, lest her boss should call). Miranda bellows over the line: "I am standing in the pouring rain on the rue de Rivoli and my driver has vanished. Vanished! Find him immediately!"
This kind of thing is delicious fun to read about, though not as well written as its obvious antecedent, The Nanny Diaries. And therein lies the essential problem of the book. Andrea's goal in life is to work for The New Yorker--she's only sticking it out with Miranda for a job recommendation. But author Weisberger is such an inept, ungrammatical writer, you're positively rooting for her fictional alter ego not to get anywhere near The New Yorker. Still, Weisberger has certainly one-upped Me Times Three author Alex Witchel, whose magazine-world novel never gave us the inside dope that was the book's whole raison d' etre. For the most part, The Devil Wears Prada focuses on the outrageous Miranda Priestly, and she's an irresistible spectacle.
Hilarious! This was such a great, mindless read! I can't begin to share how contageous this book was. I started reading this on Thrusday and was done by Saturday morning!
This is a really great little story (even though it is a bit farfetched) which even I could relate to. BTW - if anyone works in the fashion business and gets all those clothes for free, please PM me, I'd love to take some of those off of your hands! ;)
A bit of a cheezy ending but generally, a great little story.
This is a really great little story (even though it is a bit farfetched) which even I could relate to. BTW - if anyone works in the fashion business and gets all those clothes for free, please PM me, I'd love to take some of those off of your hands! ;)
A bit of a cheezy ending but generally, a great little story.
I've offered this as a bookring and here is the list of paticipants(in mailing order)! Please contact me if you have any problems! * Marks current location of book!
cyrclark - Canada
LGinder- USA
SheWhoReads - USA
Pauloca - Portugal
Crestfallen - Portugal
ecmwfinswe - Sweden
Brujula - France
Readinator - Australia
bcosta - Brazil
apaola - Brazil*
and then back to me!!!
Updated March 03, 2006: This is another successful ring completed. However, it turned into a ray and now apaola is the new "owner". Thanks to everyone who participated! :)
cyrclark - Canada
LGinder- USA
SheWhoReads - USA
Pauloca - Portugal
Crestfallen - Portugal
ecmwfinswe - Sweden
Brujula - France
Readinator - Australia
bcosta - Brazil
apaola - Brazil*
and then back to me!!!
Updated March 03, 2006: This is another successful ring completed. However, it turned into a ray and now apaola is the new "owner". Thanks to everyone who participated! :)
Sending this to cyrclark, the first member of the bookring!
Happy reading!
Happy reading!
Bookring book! Nothing better than getting books in the mail!
Love the business card themarina! Great idea.
Will probably read this week and pass along.
Love the business card themarina! Great idea.
Will probably read this week and pass along.
Really enjoyed this book-a nice light read.
Can totally relate to the evil boss thing-although I've only worked for evil men!
Weisberger does a great job of making you hate this woman! I was getting mad just reading it, and laughing at a lot of parts too. A good mix.
Finished in a day-going in the mail Friday.
Enjoy! Thanks themarina!
Can totally relate to the evil boss thing-although I've only worked for evil men!
Weisberger does a great job of making you hate this woman! I was getting mad just reading it, and laughing at a lot of parts too. A good mix.
Finished in a day-going in the mail Friday.
Enjoy! Thanks themarina!
Journal Entry 7 by CityofLakesGirl at post office in Mail, Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, June 10, 2004
Release planned for Friday, June 11, 2004 at post office in snail mailed to a fellow bookcrosser as part of a bookring, Bookring Controlled Releases.
this one is going in the mail Friday!
Enjoy LGinder!
this one is going in the mail Friday!
Enjoy LGinder!
How wonderful it is to find yet another book in my mailbox!! I'll get this read this week and off to the next person quickly : )
Question: Are those business cards your creation or are they available somewhere on the website? Love to do the same!!
Question: Are those business cards your creation or are they available somewhere on the website? Love to do the same!!
It's just so much fun to completely hate a character like Miranda! Ending could have been a bit better but over a fun entertaining book. Passing it on thru the mail to SheWhoReads today.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing!
This arrived today. It looks good! The first couple of pages are quite funny.
This was hilarious, the ultimate girl-gossip, "aren't you glad your life doesn't suck as much as mine" book. Andrea's job as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, editor of the glam fashion magazine Runway, is just familiar enough to anyone who has ever had a corporate/office-type job to be real, but extreme and over-the-top enough to keep the reader riveted to the page, in a "oh my god, I can't believe anyone would ever act this way" haze. It's a haze made all the stronger by the fact that the character of Miranda Priestly is based on a real person, Anna Wintour of Vogue. Miranda's antics are so appallingly mesmerizing that you don't even dislike Andrea for being a wimp and putting up with it -- like Andrea, we can only go along for the ride in a sort of dazed amazement. But the moment at the end of the novel when Andrea finally tells Miranda off was deeply satisfying.
The one thing that annoyed me -- and it annoyed me quite a bit -- was the unnecessary yet repeated bashing of the South and of Southerners. From the beginning, where Andrea makes fun of her Texan brother-in-law's accent, to the middle, where she mocks the Southerners Miranda invited to her brother's engagement party for being hicks, to the end, when she's packing to go to Paris and just can't help herself from making one last dig about "cowgirl chic" and how cowgirls are obviously not chic, even though this really has nothing to do with anything that's going on in the plot -- throughout the novel, this elitist, "anybody who's not from New York City isn't worth knowing" attitude pervades the book, and really undercuts Andrea's position as the sympathetic Everywoman we're supposed to be rooting for.
Even so, this was a fun, poolside read, the perfect guilty pleasure for summertime!
The one thing that annoyed me -- and it annoyed me quite a bit -- was the unnecessary yet repeated bashing of the South and of Southerners. From the beginning, where Andrea makes fun of her Texan brother-in-law's accent, to the middle, where she mocks the Southerners Miranda invited to her brother's engagement party for being hicks, to the end, when she's packing to go to Paris and just can't help herself from making one last dig about "cowgirl chic" and how cowgirls are obviously not chic, even though this really has nothing to do with anything that's going on in the plot -- throughout the novel, this elitist, "anybody who's not from New York City isn't worth knowing" attitude pervades the book, and really undercuts Andrea's position as the sympathetic Everywoman we're supposed to be rooting for.
Even so, this was a fun, poolside read, the perfect guilty pleasure for summertime!
Mailed to Pauloca on Monday, July 26, 2004.
Got it by mail today.
I enjoyed the book. It's funny and the way Miranda acts is unbelievable most of the times. But funny.
I am sending it along to Crestfallen as soon as I have the adress.
I am sending it along to Crestfallen as soon as I have the adress.
Very excited to be able to read this book. Heard a lot about it.
Thanks!
Thanks!
The book arrived to Sweden today. I'll start reading it this weekend.
No, I have to admit that I have too many books to read and even though I've tried I can't get into this book... Sending it on to Brujula
Received today.
Thank you ecmwfinswe and themarina!
Thank you ecmwfinswe and themarina!
I had fun reading this book, although most of the time my stomach hurt for Andrea! That Miranda is a real bitch, really mean...
It reminded me a little of The Nanny Diaries.
Thank you themarina for sharing this book.
I'll mail it to Readinator as soon as I have his/her adress!
It reminded me a little of The Nanny Diaries.
Thank you themarina for sharing this book.
I'll mail it to Readinator as soon as I have his/her adress!
Mailed to Readinator today
Received this about two weeks ago, and I've finished it. It was a fun, light read, but the sheer meanness of Miranda gave me a headache. I know I would not have lasted with a boss like that for more than a day or two, or even past the first nasty comment. Oh well, different strokes for different folks!
Thanks, themarina for sharing this fun bit of fluff! Will move it onto bcosta when I have a postal address.
Thanks, themarina for sharing this fun bit of fluff! Will move it onto bcosta when I have a postal address.
I'm so sorry to have hung onto this for so long. I have been so busy the last few months. I have confirmed the address for bcosta, and will send the book out tomorrow. Thanks for the fun read!
Put into Economy Air post from Australia to Brazil yesterday...should reach bcosta in 2 or so weeks. So sorry to hang onto the book for so long...now it's on its merry way.
Got it yesterday!
Thank you, Readinator!
Loved the bussiness card, themarina!
Thanks for sharing.
-->UPD Jan 31st
Wonderful book!
I've met people like Miranda, although I've never worked with someone like her. I wouldn't last one day at that job!
Sent to apaola.
Thank you, Readinator!
Loved the bussiness card, themarina!
Thanks for sharing.
-->UPD Jan 31st
Wonderful book!
I've met people like Miranda, although I've never worked with someone like her. I wouldn't last one day at that job!
Sent to apaola.
I received this book last week (thanks bcosta!) and already started reading it.
My Gosh! Poor Ahn-dre-ah!!! :)
UPD: Feb 25th
Never met anyone like Miranda. Just hated her ... such a bitch!!!
It was a nice reading, though.
Thank you so much for the opportunity, themarina!
My Gosh! Poor Ahn-dre-ah!!! :)
UPD: Feb 25th
Never met anyone like Miranda. Just hated her ... such a bitch!!!
It was a nice reading, though.
Thank you so much for the opportunity, themarina!
Journal Entry 26 by Miriamborboleta from Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga Portugal on Monday, August 14, 2006
Hi!!!I've just recebed the book, paola send me.I will read the fast as possible.