Not my usual fare but a pretty good book about a young woman who has a high stress job as a personal assistant for a very important and impossible boss.

Andrea, as the main character, was drawn well and highly relatable. Miranda, as the boss from hell, was superficially drawn but still relatable.

The author doesn’t resort to any clever plot twists, murder etc so she should get some props for writing a linear, readable novel composed mainly of dialogue. The inevitable train wreck with Miranda can be seen coming in the first few pages.

This book reminds me of the Witches of Eastwick in the sense that the story line isn’t one that I am eager to continue in a sequel. The point of the book was made, that was satisfying enough for me.

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 instead of giving it to us in the original crayon on big white pieces of paper format.

Tiesiog, labai džiaugiuosi, kad neteko dirbti 2000-aisiais ir dar JAV

in my opinion if it is a good book, I like the movie better I do not know why.

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!

Very enjoyable and addicting book. As strange as it sounds it has some profound messages.

It is rare that a movie based on a book is better. But here we are.

I really wasn't that into this book. There were some parts of the book that were great, but mostly it was a VERY slow read and pretty hard to get into.

I think that it didn't help that I had watched the movie multiple times and LOVED it. I had high expectations for this book and it did not deliver!

Книгата е абсолютно клише. Забавна е, без да е особено задълбочена към героите, най-вече към Ана Уинтур, пардон - дяволът Миранда Пристли.

Авторката подхожда с убеждението, че всичко трябва да е цветя и рози, а работохолизмът е осмият смъртен грях. Навремето, когато я четох, ме хвана в остър момент с въпроса “Струва ли си?”. Да се отдадеш като аскет-фанатик на успех в името на успеха, да пренебрегнеш всичко останало, да позволиш на нарастващите с бясно темпо обороти да те изгълтат? Не си струва. И тук детският бунт на главната героиня получава аплодисментите ми. Друг е въпросът, че тя е толкова a priori изплашена и неподготвена за света, в който попада по погрешка заради притегателния му външен блясък, че напълно блокира ума си и за полезните неща, които може да научи и за хората, които може да опознае.

Лорън е написала роман за голямото “Не” в големия град. Уловката е, че човек понякога по-лесно разбира какво не иска, отколкото какво иска. И не винаги е нужно да заплаща високата цена на това “Не”, преди достигне до заветното “Да”. Вероятно по тази причина книгата ще остане единствената прилична в кариерата на писателката - всичко останало е типичен американски чиклит, трудно поносим дори и за плажа.

Protagonist, Andy Sachs recently graduated from college and thus after a nice period of relaxation and partying she feels obliged to submit some resumes and applications to anything that may be remotely aligned with her studies (she wants to get her first job after college over with, assuming that first job can be the worst). After applying at a ton of companies she gets one call back at "Elias-Clark" who just so happens to be the publisher of one of the most famous fashion magazines in the world. "Runway". And guess what? She gets it! She is the second assistant to one of the most famous and infamous editors in the fashion world. Miranda Priestly.
This is a job that "A million girls would die for". Unfortunately Miranda Priestly is probably the meanest task master on this planet. However, Andy has been lead to believe that if she can survive one year of working for this villainess she will have her ticket signed for any job in the publishing business (she dreams of writing for the "New Yorker") But can she put everything in her life (boyfriend, friends and family) on hold to make it through this one year?

I surprisingly (this is certainly not my genre, I'm not even sure what genre it is), really enjoyed this story. I think it had all to do with the author Lauren Weisberger's ability to keep the characters relevant and congruent throughout the story. Everything they did was on par for their personas. And totally followed their character development. You may not like who, they are but they feel real.
Indeed the story covers the highly esoteric parlance of fashion and fashion brands and it tends to repeat these details, but overall it's a really good and congruent story.

3.5 to 4 stars.

I should know better than to base my desire to read a book on a movie. In this case I thought that I would enjoy reading about Andi and her break through year after college and getting into publishing. I hated everyone in this story. Not in the way I disliked the characters in Vanity Fair, but in the way that I hate the rude people on the highway. You come in contact with them for about 10 seconds and then their influence is gone from your life. That is what this book is like. It has no message other than to reaffirm that people who are currently in their twenties are drunk whiners who want the high-powered, high-paying jobs right away.

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