The Devil Wears Prada: A Novel

I absolutely loved listening to the audiobook of The Devil Wears Prada! In my opinion, it was even better than the movie. The characters were much more fully developed, and I really enjoyed getting to know them on a deeper level. The narration was outstanding—the voice actors brought each character to life so well that it felt like I was watching the story unfold. I was completely engrossed from beginning to end and honestly didn't want the book to end. I highly recommend this audiobook!

I positively loved this book even more than The Nanny Diaries. Andrea seems like a real person - even though she's 5'9" and weighs 115 pounds. She's warm, funny, smart and a little off-beat. Some of my favorite passages came from Andrea's difficulty in locating a vintage dresser for Miranda with only one clue: the street name or when Andrea had to find the newest Harry Potter book even before it was released. When she had to fly it over to Paris and messed up (she only sent one copy), I began to feel like I was reading about a high operation military maneuver. As I was reading the climax of the story, I literally was going 60 mph trying to get the conclusion (I had an inkling of what was going to happen). I don't want to spoil it because this book, no matter what age you are or where you live or your occupation, takes the reader right into the heart of a working place h*** and everybody will relate to that. The book grabs the reader right from the beginning (brings you back to driver's education) and never lets go. I got this book right when it was released and it's one of my favorites. Happy reading!

I really loved this movie when it came out but I never read the book. It was fantastic and I can't wait until the new movie comes out this year.

This book could have been so much more, but it was just too much superficial for me. It is so material oriented and has big designer names dropped left and right like its the only thing in the world that the person cares about. The book was too much about the world Andrea lives in that what she feels and human emotions. I give it three stars because the style of writing was quick and slightly witty. It flowed nicely but towards the end the story was too much of the same thing over and over. I got bored by the end since the same thing was happening over and over. The ending wasn't what I expected because it was too simple and didn't satisfy what Andrea went through. There wasn't a bang, just something simple. Maybe it's how life is...or maybe the story isn't that great. It was a fun light read...but not completely satisfying as other chik-lit books. Too much work, not enough life.

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I have to be completely honest: the reason I bought this book was because I have seen the film so many times, that I felt I owed the book a read. I took it with me on vacation to Cabo and within the first chapter, I was a bit put off. The writing at the beginning is a little.... less polished than I expected?? Anyway, I put the book down on my first poolside day and kind of forgot about it. However, I threw it in my bag recently and now I am pretty into it. The writing is not the best but perhaps I should not have been expecting so much. The book is entertaining, the characters and story suck you in, and I want to know what happens. That is good considering I have seen the movie. Give it a try!! Caveat: I am aware that I usually have a bit of a hard go at reading a book when I have seen the movie because I have a hard time separating the actors from the literary characters. This is the reason it took me forever to read The Talented Mr. Ripley.

I really enjoyed reading this story, as it has themes that many people can relate to. Everyone loves talking about that especially awful boss! There were 2 small things that annoyed me, but not enough to detract from my enjoyment of the book: 1) the depiction of the relationship with Alex. That guy sounded like such a dweeb that I was honestly happy the relationship didn't last. I was rooting for Andy to get together with the hot writer and dump her irritating boyfriend. The fact that you would live in the same city and not live together in the same apartment with your boyfriend after finishing college sounds totally unrealistic to me and like they were just asking for their relationship to end. No wonder they saw so little of each other that the relationship became unsustainable! On a related note, Alex and Andy refusing to spend the night together in the old apartment before Andy moved to her new apartment so as not to create an "awkward" situation with the parents also came across as unrealistically prudish, unless they are religious and have made a pledge of no sex before marriage, which did not appear to be the case in this story. 2) everyone treating Andy like she's personally let them all down. It sounds like cruel and unusual punishment to treat someone that way when they already have to deal with a horrible boss and don't have much of a choice over their schedule and free time. I don't know anyone who would treat their loved ones that way, unless they were themselves selfish and thoughtless. Other than those 2 small things, this was a really fun, easy read which mirrors the movie quite well.

My absolute favorite movie so I had to get the book. I read it in less than a week it was so good. I could see how others thought the story was slower, however, I didn't mind because I just love love love the movie and the book met my expectations

Great purchase. The book was neatly packed and had no defects at all. Looking forward to reading it soon.

El libro ha llegado en buenas condiciones, ideal para llevártelo de vacaciones, es un libro divertido, fácil de entender en inglés.

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Sou muito fã dessa história. Comprei a edição em inglês pra treinar a leitura (em inglês, claro) e estou amando cada capítulo. Confesso que é bem diferente do filme. Alguns dizem que o filme é mais legal, mas disso eu já discordo um pouco. Enfim, estou amando.