The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

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

by Lauren Weisberger

The classic bestseller - over a million copies sold worldwide

High fashion, low cunning - and the boss from hell

When Andrea first sets foot in the plush Manhattan offices of Runway she knows nothing. She's never heard of the world's most fashionable magazine, or its feared and fawned-over editor, Miranda Priestly - her new boss.

A year later, she knows altogether too much:

That it's a sacking offence to wear anything lower than a three-inch heel to work.

That you can charge cars, manicures, anything at all to the Runway account, but you must never, ever, leave your desk, or let Miranda's coffee get cold.

And that at 3 a.m. on a Sunday, when your boyfriend's dumping you because you're always at work, if Miranda phones, you jump.

But this is Andrea's big break - it's going to be worth it in the end.

Isn't it?

Reviewed by Ben Pick on

2 of 5 stars

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The book started off well. It was a masterclass on showing and not telling. The characters banded together to survive a boss from hell in ways which felt natural and made me feel for their struggles.
However, the story felt like it fell apart for me in the second half, especially compared to the movie version. With each chapter, I liked Andrea and her friends less. By the end, I felt that several characters were irredeemable, despite them receiving rewards for surviving the novel's ordeals.

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