Reviews

The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

notlikewater's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

lulus_moogle's review against another edition

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2.75

Why did this book give me so much secondhand anxiety? 

mizhonka's review against another edition

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funny reflective tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

utahmomreads's review

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2.0

One of the few books I've actually given away.

stephanie_w11's review against another edition

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4.0

Such a fun reread! I’ve had the movie on in the background a lot recently and decided to revisit the book. I forgot how different it was but still really enjoyed it.

claireknez's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Movie was better

jenhurst's review

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3.0

A case where the movie is a lot better than the book. Andrea is a frustrating main character and the plot of the movie was much better. I (like most people) really enjoy the movie but wasn’t a huge fan of the book. I guess it’s the magic of Meryl Streep.

abbeybreeding's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

withmay's review against another edition

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3.0

Ho impiegato molto tempo a finirlo, considerando che ho letto le prime trenta pagine quattro anni fa. L’ho trovato molto lento all’inizio, soprattutto perché l’ho letto con il film ben impresso nella mia mente. La seconda metà del libro, tuttavia, l’ho trovata più scorrevole e coinvolgente.
In confronto al film, ho trovato Andy meno piacevole come persona, spesso irritante, e invece ho preferito la Emily del libro a quella del film. Su Miranda Priestly non ho nulla da dire, trovo che il personaggio del film e quello del libro coincidano.
Inizialmente non l’ho sentito come una lettura piacevole, ma a mano a mano è diventato più interessante, ricordandomi delle varie scene del film.
Dunque sì, in confronto al film posso dire che è una delusione, ma mi è comunque piaciuto poiché mi ha ricordato delle varie scene del film.
Aggiungerò solamente che la traduzione non mi è piaciuta, talvolta presenta termini gergali e uno stile di scrittura informale.

skmcclelland's review

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3.0

I listened to it last summer while pregnant and it was an excellent book for that. Andi's constant self-righteousness grated on my nerves after a while and I definitely thought it made a better movie than book...which isn't something I often will say! But overall fun, although as books go, I think I liked [book:The Nanny Diaries] better.