I kept thinking *THIS WILL BE A GREAT MOVIE* but never a good book. I was really disappointed and on a side note ... when I DID watch the movie I was so disappointed because all I could think was * This would be a GREAT book.

Dear Miranda Priestly,

I only want simple and inexpensive gifts this Christmas. I want a Bobby Brown make-up set from Bobby Brown herself (though I don’t use make-ups), a one-of-a-kind leather Kate Spade handbag from Kate and Andy Spade, a multistrand beaded verdura bracelet from Aerin Lauder, a diamond encrusted watch from Donatella Versace, a matching beaded tanktop and evening bag from Mark Badgely and James Mischka , a zebra-paint jacket from Alberto Ferreti (I don’t do animal prints but if it’s from A. Ferreti it’s okay), a Burberry cashmere blanket from Rose Marie Bravo. There’s more. I’d like handbags too in every shapes and sizes from everyone: Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, Giselle Bunchen, Hillary Clinton, Tom Ford, Calvin Klein, Annie Leibowitz, Nicole Miller, Adrienne Vittadini, Michael Kors, Helmut Lang, Giorgio Armani, John Sahag, Bruno Magli, Mario Testino and Narcisco Rodriguez. I know that it’s just a few, so I hope I can have these all for Christmas. That’s all.

XOXO,
Rhea Claire

I liked this movie but I think I liked the book more. As is the case with most book/movie combos. Andy was a great character and I like how her confrontation with Miranda went on the pages more than on the screen. Definitely more satisfying!

I had low expectations for this book but I actually ended up really enjoying it! A perverse part of me really loved seeing Andrea made to jump through the hoops by both Miranda and Emily and the fashion world in general. It was actually quite hilarious and probably not what I was meant to take away from this story but it’s what stuck with me. My favourite part was the ending though, I thought it was really well done and brought it all full circle quite nicely!

Tutti conoscono il film di questo libro, la famosissima Miranda Priestley che terrorizza le sue assistenti con richieste impossibili da soddisfare.
Stranamente il film, che personalmente adoro con tutta la mia anima perché l'attrice protagonista è una cutie e anche il resto del cast, soprattutto Nigel,va molto più a fondo nella psicologia dei personaggi del libro, che invece è molto più interessato a elencare le fissazioni del Boss psicopatico e di come Andy sia così fissata dal suo lavoro, che non le interessa affatto, da non riuscire a smettere di ammorbare tutti con le sue lamentele.
Per quanto sia la lettura ideale per rilassarsi e farsi due risate, perché è davvero divertente, si sente che la narratrice/protagonista si sente superiore a tutte quelle "barbie" della redazione anche se finisce per essere esattamente come loro perché "se no non l'avrebbero lasciata mai in pace".
E questo non è l'equivalente a quel che accadeva alla povera Betty, a cui facevano le foto di nascosto e le commentavano con cattiveria, qui si limitano a tirarle dietro vestiti super firmati perché tanto dopo il servizio fotografico non li useranno mai più.
In più i suoi colleghi sono delle assolute macchiette: le ragazze tutte oche e magrissime e quasi modelle mentre gli uomini sono gay che si preoccupano solo di vestire bene e che quelli intorno a loro siano all'altezza del loro stile.
Perché chi lavora nella moda dev'essere per forza una taglia XS se di sesso femminile mentre è ovvio che un uomo che si interessa a questo campo non può essere altro che omosessuale, altrimenti come farebbe mai a resistere a tutta quella carne esposta?
A parte la mia ironia da quattro soldi, capisco che sia stato pubblicato nel 2003 e che sia pieno di cliché, soprattutto lo stupendissimo scrittore che si becca il ben servito dopo un non convincente tentativo di seduzione, mentre nel film ci andava molto più pesante.
La voce narrante è fresca e simpatica, ma Andy ha proprio la puzza sotto il naso e, dopo aver lasciato il suo fidanzato e la sua amica quasi alcolista alla guazza, avrei voluto facesse un po' di più di mea culpa, soprattutto perché se si era arrivati a certi livelli era solo a causa sua, non del suo lavoro che, per quanto duro, impegnativo e stressante, aveva solo portato fuori il suo egoismo ed egocentrismo.

*3.5 stars
Overall, it was good. I'm quite suprise how much I love this book. Surely, it started with a very slow and almost to the point boring that it took me ages just to reach 100 pages mark. I actually stop reading and watched the movie instead. But l'm glad that it getting more and more interesting after 100 pages mark.

I enjoy the day to day task that Andy had to deal with. And Miranda way of bossing and scaring people around her was absolute b***h. But you can't called Miranda evil wears Prada if she was not 'that' evil right.

What I love most about this book? The ending! I love how Andy came to realization that being refers as young Miranda is not a compliment. Something that was not to be proud of. And I love how Andy turn the situation around. Yeay!!!

I found it highly entertaining and interesting, way back when I read it.

I can see the flaws in this book - now that they've been pointed out to me. And I thoroughly relished it anyway. It's a fun romp, packed with malice, fury and toney designer brand names, and easily tons superior to the sickly sentimentality and cop-out of the film.

2.5 stars

In The Devil Wears Prada, an aspiring writer, just out of college takes up the challenging job of an assistant to the editor of a top fashion magazine aka a despicable, demanding and she-devil incarnate boss.

The beginning was slow, the middle dragged and the ending was equally boring. It was so repetitive, I felt like I was reading the same thing over and over again.

Chances are you've watched the movie adaptation of this featuring Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep. If you haven't and are thinking of reading the book first, do yourself a favor and just go watch the movie. Because this is one of those rare, rare cases where the movie is better, actually much better than the book. Only the premise of both are same but otherwise there's a huge difference between the storylines as well as the execution and I'll say it again, the movie is far better.

I only kept reading hoping it'll get better, but sadly it never did.

Wouldn't recommend the book, will definitely recommend the movie!

**A free finished copy was provided by Random House. All opinions are my own**

“For most people, the ringing of a phone was a welcome sign. Someone was trying to reach them, to say hello, ask about their well-being, or make plans. For me, it triggered fear, intense anxiety and heart-stopping panic.”
― Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada

Was it me or was the book really tough to get into? Usually it is the opposite with me. I love the book and am not crazy about the film. But in this case the opposite is true.

It maybe because I'd already seen the movie. It may help to read the book first. Or maybe it's because Meryl Streep is just so great. Even now, if I am channel surfing and see the movie on I will watch it. But I just did not or was not able to, get involved in the book. And for some reason the characters just were not vivid to me or maybe they were but I saw them as Streep and Hathaway. So as a result I just could not really focus.

Fun, light hearted read... MUCH better than the movie!!! Another reason I rarely watch movies of books I've read!!!

2.5 stars