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~ Lauren Weisberger (Author) "The light hadn't even officially turned green at the intersection of the 17th and Broadway before an army of overconfident yellow cabs roared past the..." (more)
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  • Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group (April 1, 2004)
  • ASIN: B001I1RIY6
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,043 customer reviews)
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50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Lucifer in a Nutshell, March 11, 2005
By Alycia "Alycia" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Devil Wears Prada: A Novel (Paperback)
Summary of "The Devil Wears Prada"

- badly dressed, tacky young woman introduces herself as the "average" five
foot eleven inch, 120 pound woman who miraculously lands an undeserved
job as a personal assistant at a fashion magazine, immediately making every
other woman reading her story roll their eyes

- said young woman complains endlessly about her miserable life of wearing
designer clothes, attending gala society parties, the inhumane rule of not
being able to smoke or make personal telephone calls during business hours,
and her boss's crass insistence that she do her job without copping an
attitude

- said young woman somehow manages to retain her job despite looking down
on all of her colleagues and willfully sabotaging company spending records

- young woman fails to look human because she reacts unrealistically to her
own problems, and those of her cardboard cutout plot-point friends

- young woman somehow attracts a world famous, handsome author despite
her failure to appear attractive to her merely locally famous elementary
school teacher boyfriend.

- young woman finally tells off boss

- young woman somehow lands job at another magazine as a writer, despite
having never demonstrated any talent to her audience

- everything comes up roses for young woman

- and then, nobody cared
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205 of 235 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, April 16, 2003
This review is from: The Devil Wears Prada: A Novel (Hardcover)
There is an enormous amount of buzz about this book because the author used to work at Vouge. Most of the PR implies that this is a roman a clef about those days. So far the reviews that I've seen in a least two major fashion magazines haven't been kind but that can be chalked up to fashionistas being annoyed with someone who mocked their world.

Does the book live up to the hype? Yes and no.

It's an amusing book. The descriptions of downtown life in NYC, the side characters and the horrible antics of mean Miranda Priestly are fun but the heroine, Andrea is such a stuck up little snob that it's difficult to care about her. Margaret Mitchell was able to take a character who was an absolute monster and make millions love her. Lauren Weisberger doesn't have that kind of ability.

What's really annoying is that the book has a choppy feel. Andrea lurches from one disaster to another with no transition in between. The plot has a formula that is an old as Greek mythology. The scenes with the best friend character, Lilly and the boyfriend, Alex won't surprise anyone. The climax is straight out of an old Edgar Wallace plotwheel. The ending was a sappy, predictable let down.

The bottom line is this: if you love fashion and gossip The Devil Wears Prada will make you smile. If you want a terrific book, this won't be the one you're looking for.

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240 of 291 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Trendy read and just as fleeting!, June 3, 2003
By Jorge Carreon, Jr. (South Pasadena, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Devil Wears Prada: A Novel (Hardcover)
Fashionistas around the globe have been salivating for the publication of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADAsince its first announcement. For those in love with all things Vogue et.al., who wouldn't want to read a deliciously biting roman a clef about a woman who is probably Anna Wintour and then some? Alas, that's the problem with the book, it only caters to those in the fashion know, which results in a shallow exercise of style over substance.

While author Lauren Weisberger has a grasp of sustaining a narrative, but the predictable scenarios she concocts are hardly the stuff of good fiction or, sadly, biting satire. Bitchy asides and brand names are stretched thin, for sure.

Even worse, her alter ego, Andrea, is too bland a creation for the reader to really care about. Her ambition is not telegraphed with any real force since all I kept thinking was why stick it out in a thankless job that is beyond demeaning? Is being a writer at the New Yorker that important? I'm sure it is for the character, but Ms. Weisberger's colorless prose fails to register such details with depth.

As for the infamous character of Miranda Priestly, I know plenty of folks like this woman. Hell, I even worked for one. The only real joy generated by this novel was smiling over what a complete and total virago she remains throughout the book. I also loved how Weisberger captured the absolute absurdity of such fields like fashion and other show business enterprises that rely so heavily on image. The worlds she creates are definitely based on some sort of fact, but it is unfortunate the she didn't take such an interest in her overall plot or characters.

Perhaps my dissatisfication in the novel stems from something greater. As "chick lit" continues to fill our minds and best seller charts, does the world need one more "Mary Tyler Moore-clone taking on the world on her terms kind of heroine?"
British sensation Helen Fielding offered some reality and humanity to the hip and happening world of Bridget Jones. However, Andrea Sachs is no Bridget Jones and the short-lasting effects of this novel makes you wonder why can't us Yankees create such a vivid piece of fiction!

Ultimately, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA is Diet coke for the brain. To be honest, I am tiring of our current fascination with excess, entitlement and shallowness. This hotly hyped novel implodes before its predictable "up yours" finale. Like the fashion magazines it lampoons -- it's all about really pretty pictures with ultimately very little to say.

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1.0 out of 5 stars This woman can't write
Great concept, great title, unfortunately Ms. Weisenberger is a terrible writer (not that she's likely unhappy with how she's done with this!). Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected.
This book wasn't awful, but it wasn't great either. I thought I would love this book, but didn't. It was very boring at times and hard to finish. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars The movie is better.
I really enjoyed the movie, The Devil Wears Prada. As a result, when my library sold off its "overstock," I picked up the hardback of this book for a buck. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars fun read
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1.0 out of 5 stars Back to Hell
I finally read "The Devil Wears Prada" thinking it would be better than the film, which, in my opinion was marginal except for the performances of Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci... Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Dissatisfied
Having seen the movie first, I expected a novel far more interesting than what I read. By the end, I was bored...
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3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good
This book was entertaining, but I shouldn't have seen the movie first. The whole time I was comparing Miranda's and Andy's character to Anne Hathway's and Meryl Streep's... Read more
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