The Devil Wears Prada
 

I just checked this out from the library after being on the waiting list for almost three months. Who all read it? Who liked/disliked it?

i liked it a lot. it really made me appreciate my bosses! there were definitely parts that i just wanted to scream at the characters though! which is hard to do when you are on a crowded t car!

Mixed reaction
 

For some reason, I like unlikable characters. But Andrea, the protagonist, didn't really do it for me. She seemed a bit whiny at times.

Miranda, the boss, had me LOL. I've read a lot about Anna Wintour, the Vogue editrix who Miranda's based on, and I think Weisberger's got her down fairly well.

Re: Mixed reaction
 

I loved it. It was a fun, fast (almost too fast) read. I especially loved the stylist at the magazine. You know, the one who ALWAYS SHOUTED, AND SAID THINGS LIKE "WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE!!!" :)

Instead of reading this feminist jargon, you should all read Arnold's body building book.

-Rudey
--I'll be back!

I am reading it now, baby!!!
We can discuss it via PM, now that we're done talking about "Rose Red"... ;) LOL

I loved it! I bought it over the summer for really cheap at Sam's Club, and since then I've read it twice. That Ms. Priestly...I tell you, she cracked me up. The sad thing is, there's really people like that! :p If you liked this book, you should also check out The Nanny Diaries...it's kinda the same thing, you know, poor little innocent girl (in this case a nanny) gets the privilege of working for the boss from Hades. :)

I am going to be the only guy...
 

...but who cares, I read it. I went on vacation w/ my girlfriends family this summer, and forgot my book. I read The Nanny Diaries and this in one week. I liked both of them. I am not ashamed!

i want to read it really bad. i have a whole book list that is waiting for me to get too. sigh...can someone please give me some spare time!! i would appreciate it!!

***dances a book dance***

Would you mind posting the books on your list here? We might have similar taste in books and I'm dying for some new reads!

Thanks :)

KR,

Check out this thread:

Reading for Pleasure

There are tons of great suggestions on here.. i'll probably be adding a few to that one soon.

What is this book about...just a short filler please :)

It's about a girl who works as an assistant to a Magazine Editor who is a real b*tch on wheels, hence the title, "The Devil Wears Prada", cuz the devil is her boss, yes? The b*tch woman is apparently based on VOGUE's Anna Wintour who is apparently supposed to be a BIATCH in real life, if ever there was one.

I read I Don't Know How She Does It a few weeks ago on the train to and from Philly...it was a good book, on a similar thread of the other books. It just reminded me that there is NO way that I could work full time with children! :eek:

I am going to be getting the book too! I have been dying to read it

I LOVE love love this book. I really wanted for the longest time to work for Vogue but this book made me think twice. Of course, after thinking twice I still decided I want to do it :D It's really hilarious and anyone who's interested in working in the fashion industry should read it. It's all based on the author's real experience of being Anna Wintour's personal assistant. That woman is hardcore.

Another really great book to read for people interested in the ugly side of fashion is Fashion Victim by Michelle Lee. It covers a lot of topics about the clothing industry that people don't usually take the time to think about. I read it a month ago and I'm rereading it just now. I was so touched by it that I wrote to the author and she wrote me back which was very sweet of her and so I'm going to advertise her book for her hehehe.

Maya

I loved the book. I got so into it; there were times when I wanted to jump through the pages and just strangle fictional Miranda.
I was reading this and thinking that there couldn't possibly be anyone out there who is that awful to their employees. Then, I found out that the book was based on Anna Wintour who is known to be a real b*tch.
Made me greatful for my bosses.

KR-
I found this web-site yesterday, www.chicklit.com.
The forums are interesting for book lovers...especially "The Bookworm." Might get some ideas there as well.

-A

I, too, am on a "chick-lit" reading spree. I just reserved a copy of "Devil Wears Prada" from the local library.

Ones I've read lately:
"Good in Bed" Jennifer Weiner (excellent)
"In Her Shoes" Jennifer Weiner (okay)
"The Great Husband Hunt" Laurie Graham (not nearly as good as "Future Homemakers of America", her first book)
"Bookends" Jane Green (good)
"Jemima J" Jane Green (blech)

Andi, thanks for the site!

Has anyone read the Shopaholic books? Most of my sisters have been reading them, and I've heard they are great...

Anyone else read them?

Oh, I love the Shopaholic books! Becky's flights of fancy are very much like my own (you know, one small, insignificant event turns into a whole dreamed-up scenario) and I love the author's writing style. I wish there were more than just the three!

Hi Ladies,
Here is a copy and paste of my supersonic booklist and post from the "Reading for Pleasure" thread...
http://greekchat.com/gcforums/showth...e&pagenumber=9
ENJOY! :D
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Hello...I wanted to put together a "Summer Reading List" so I mined this thread and there are a LOT of titles. Here they are for your use. I did not put every single book down, because some I read already, or else they did not "speak to me" in their descriptions. You can copy and paste this into Word and print it out. Also, I alphabetized it by author's surname so that you can walk through the aisles of the book store with relative ease, smart, huh? ;) Some of them say (reading with Ripa) as Kelly Ripa has a book club and I quite like her and I wanted to remember which ones were "Kelly's Picks"
Enjoy!

The List

Cupid and Diana by Christina Bartolomeo
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
books written by Poppy Z. Brite
The Boy Next Door by Meggin Cabot (reading with Ripa)
She Went All the Way by Meggin Cabot (reading with Ripa)
Burning the Map - by Laura Caldwell
God Save the Sweet Potato Queens by Jill Connor-Browne
Cruel and Unusual & All That Remains : Patricia Cornwell
Confessions of an Ex-girlfriend - Lynda Curnyn
Girls' Poker Night: A Novel of High Stakes by Jill A. Davis
The Good Sister by Diana Diamond (reading with Ripa)
Wanderlust by Chris Dyer
Eating the Chesire Cat - Helen Ellis
Always Wear Joy by Susan Fales-Hill
Otherwise Engaged by Suzanne Finnamore
Kiss My Tiara by Susan Jane Gilman
Maneater by Gigi Levangie Grazer
Jemina J by Jane Green
Mr. Maybe by Jane Greene
Bookends by Jane Green
The Room-mating Season by Rona Jaffe
One Hit Wonder by Lisa Jewell
Ralph's Party by Lisa Jewell
thirtynothing by Lisa Jewell
normal girl by Molly Jong-Fast
Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber by Adele Lang (reading with Ripa)
Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married by Marian Keyes
Watermelon by Marian Keyes
Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes
Sushi For Beginners" by Marian Keyes
Nerd in Shining Armour by Vicki Lewis Thomson (reading with Ripa)
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister - Gregory Maguire
Just As We Were - Prudence Mackintosh
Apocalipstick - Sue Margolis
For Better, for Worse by Carole Matthews (reading with Ripa)
Running in Heels - Anna Maxted
Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty
Waiting to Exhale by Terry McMillan
Fashionistas - Lynn Messina
Milkrun - by Sarah Mlynowski
Fishbowl - by Sarah Mlynowski
Dog Handling - by Clare Naylor
Welcome to my Planet by Shannon Olson
On the Verge by Ariella Papa
the bachelor by Carly Phillips (reading with Ripa)
the playboy by Carly Phillips
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas: by Louise Rennison
The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold
see jane date by Melissa Senate
The Perfect Elizabeth by Libby Schmais
Name and Address Withheld - by Jane Sigaloff
Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger
If Looks Could Kill by Kate White (reading with Ripa)
The Trials of Tiffany Trott - by Isabel Wolff
Out of the Blue - by Isabel Wolff
Layover by Lisa Zeider
Her by Laura Zigman

I finished The Starter Wife 15 minutes ago and am now 5 pages into The Devil Wears Prada. Looking forward to it immensely. Tata. :D

Is anyone else excited for the movie?

I am surprised that no one had mentioned the movie coming out this summer with Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep.

http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1809233447


ETA: muagd and i were on the same page at the same time. freaky.

A movie? Sweet. I am on chapter 4 right now.:)

I've read all of these books and I've loved them all. I'd highly recommend all of them

If you liked the Devil Wears Prada (btw, Meryl Streep is playing Miranda in the movie), try Hilary De Vries's SO Five Minutes Ago, set in Hollywood publicity firm and similar in theme.

I'm excited about the movie, but I hope it's better than most book adaptations I've seen recently. I LOVED <i>In Her Shoes</i> as a book, but after reading the book, the movie sucked. It left out SO many important things. People who never read the book liked the movie, but I was disappointed.

I just finished reading it. WOW. Miranda was seriously one loathsome something or other. Defnitely looking forward to the movie now. :)

Time to read The Botox Diaries. :cool: :o

Ditto. After reading the book I didn't like the movie either.....AT ALL. It totally sucked. I am hoping they do a better job with this book to movie adaptation.

i liked it sooo much, i actually considered running around nyc with my resume wanting to be a p.a. i changed my mind like five minutes later.

That's exactly how I felt about Bridget Jones' Diary.

Same here. I was bored with the movies.

Re: The Devil Wears Prada
 

And she's called my wife.

Behind the scenes look at the movie

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/thedevilwearsprada.html

I think I may actually like this movie. The whole Meryl Streep thing is going to take some getting used to though.

I saw that Tracie Thoms is playing Lilly. I loved her in Rent, so I'm excited to see her in this. I really hope they stay true to the book!

I read the book this weekend. I needed a weekend of mindlessness and this did it.
I really like the book. I am actually going to send to my sister to read.
Ali
:D

It is finally here!
 

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.ya..._bigposter.jpg

I will see it this weekend. :D