The Devil Wears Prada

By: Lauren Weisberger

Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne

Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

A delightfully dishy novel about the all-time most impossible boss in the history of impossible bosses.

Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job “a million girls would die for.” Hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Armani! Versace! at every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym.

With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child. The Devil Wears Prada gives a rich and hilarious new meaning to complaints about “The Boss from Hell.”

Narrated in Andrea’s smart, refreshingly disarming voice, it traces a deep, dark, devilish view of life at the top only hinted at in gossip columns and over Cosmopolitans at the trendiest cocktail parties. From sending the latest, not-yet-in-stores Harry Potter to Miranda’s children in Paris by private jet, to locating an unnamed antique store where Miranda had at some point admired a vintage dresser, to serving lattes to Miranda at precisely the piping hot temperature she prefers, Andrea is sorely tested each and every day - and often late into the night with orders barked over the phone.

She puts up with it all by keeping her eyes on the prize: a recommendation from Miranda that will get Andrea a top job at any magazine of her choosing. As things escalate from the merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, however, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether or not the job is worth the price of her soul.

©2003 Lauren Weisberger (P)2003 Books on Tape, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Miranda's behavior is so insanely over-the-top that it's a gas to see what she'll do next, and to try to guess which incidents were culled from real life." (Amazon.com)
"Weisberger has penned a comic novel that manages to rise to the upper echelons of the chick-lit genre." (Publishers Weekly)

Will keep you laughing!

A very entertaining listen! Finally, narration that captures and enhances the character and all her crazy antics! Well done from start to finish. I never got tired of listening and wanted the book to continue. Would definitely listen to this author and/or narrator again and am looking forward to the next book!

Fun

An amusing ride in the world of high fashion and maniacal bosses. Shocking and entertaining. Perfect narration. A little predictable, but well worth the read.

Fun listen, but I hated the ending!

So really, it is worth letting someone treat you like shit for a year and completely alienating all your friends and family because you can take your free clothes and sell them and then write up stories and make money off of them. She is clearly enlightened.

"he buzzed me through like I was someone who mattered" .... what the @#$%^!.

Terrible ending... But fun listen up to the last hour or so, then I got annoyed.

Way better than the movie!

Great performance. The storyline is much stronger than the movie. Will definitely be checking out more of Lauren Weisberger’a books.

Funny and Light

Skip the movie -the book is much better- This is a light book that has some substance to it and is very entertaining. Even if you don't like the main characters at first you may change your mind. narrator's voice is great for the role

More Tragic than funny

As a more "mature" Audible listener, I found this story more tragic than funny. In the real world there are tirant managers and my heart aches for their victims. Listeners "over 40" probably will not "enjoy" this book. The literary quality, however, is excellent.

Marvelous, darling!

What a great book! It kept me entertained for hours while I was recovering from a tonsilectomy and kept my mind off the pain very well! I couldn't stop listening to the book, and the plot and narrator are both great.

First listen was a hit!

This was my first listen. The language was a surprise at first, since my daughter is in the car frequently, but we both enjoyed it in the text and situation it was intended. I found myself looking forward to my driving time to be able to listen to the OUTRAGEOUS story. I was looking for entertainment and found just that. I didn't have to try to believe the story line, but could imagine people like these characters; not a world I am or will be familiar with, but entertaining.

Light, fluffy and leaves you asking for more!

This book is the 'junk food' of books. It goes down easily, sits on the soul with comfort and leaves you wanting more. Anyone who has had Satan or one of his minions for a manager understands the anxiety and frustration of the main character Andrea. Then you feel better that at least your manager wasn't this bad. There are a lot of stereotypes played to the hilt but I don't believe that they are really that out of line. The characters are somewhat flat and some are just plain unnecessary. This book also made me understand that yes, some people do pay $40,000 for a dress. Ouch! If you want a tome to soothe the soul, this is not it. If you are in the mood for a great light read, download this; you won't regret it!

The Devil's Assistant hates southerners

This was a very well written book. It gives great insight to how ridiculous people will act when very afraid of their boss. Great insight to the "glamour" of working for a magazine with all the frills. Anyone who has a child that wants to run away to NYC to find their fortune needs to read this to discover the true nature of NYC living and working. One major negative. The author is as guilty of devlish behavior towards anything or anyone that didn't originate in New York City. Consistently obtuse, prevaricating and insulting descriptions of southerners in the way they speak, dress, and act. As a southerner, I'm sick of it. We don't tolerate Miranda Preistly's in the south. We put them in their place and everyone goes about living happily ever after without much pretention. Now having said that, the author shows grandly in the novel that appearances are everything to the small minded, insecure, and ignorant. God must love stupid people. He made so many of them, and a lot of them read and worship rags like "Runway Magazine", the fictional setting of the year of the main character's life. Overall, enjoyable.