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The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
3.5

I have never read a more insufferable protagonist. She's entitled without self-awareness, and her moral code is dubious at best. She is constantly stealing and complaining while not acknowledging her own flaws. As for the friend and boyfriend, they are more sympathetic here while still feeling like actual 20-somethings. 

Miranda herself is less visibly competent than the movie, but that makes ending work much better. While I wish we had gotten more development before Andrea's turn in the end, it was better than what I thought would happen.