The Devil Wears Prada

De: Lauren Weisberger

Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne

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.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"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)

Entertaining, light fare

This is a fun book to listen to; great to get your mind off the craziness of your own work day.

Great Book!

Loved the story line and how it played out! Great characters and very good narrating voices used for each. Funny but with touches of serious, real life issues and relationships.

Great book and narration!

I had seen the movie but the book is always better. Dunne does a great job with the narration. It was a pleasure to listen to :)

Eh.

To be honest I enjoyed the film better, as I thought the performance of the narrator was annoying most of the time. I did like how different the story is and the details of the storyline are significantly different. I usually like the books better than the movie, but on this one I'd have to make an exception.

I was disappointed by this story

I chose this audiobook because I loved the movie and the narrator. Unfortunately, I didn't like this book at all, there were too many instances that didn't make sense for the characters or otherwise (for ex: "there was no kitchen....he went into the kitchen.", "Miranda characteristically doesnt give enough details..... Miranda reiterates her idea 5 times in a row"

Loved it. Makes me want to go shopping.

As normal much better than the movie although Meryl Streep rocks all. Great book can't ask for much more. Now can we please go shopping.

Book over movie

Loved the movie. Until I read the book. Don't think I'll be able to watch the movie without comparing the 2.

It was better than the movie.

While I liked the story overall, and really wish the movie was the same ( I think it would have been more interesting, especially to see the original Lilly and the original ending....I don't want to spoil it for others), the narrator's voicing of the male characters grated on my nerves. Especially since her boyfriend, father, and Christian sounded exactly alike; it made it creepy.
Also, the actual singing...my GOD that was annoying.
Either don't do the voices or at least get men for the male characters.
Overall, though, I liked it .

Funny light book

The Devil Wears Prada was a light, sarcastically funny book about how a job can end up ruling your life. Even though the whole thing seems like it might be far fetched I bet there are many young people new to the work place in cities like New York and Los Angela's that can relate. Although the narrator Bernadette Dunn's voice seems to be a bit older sounding, when the books starts out, then a 23 year old young woman she does mix the right amount of wit and sarcasm and some innocence to her voice for the part and you quickly identify her voice as the character Andrea's. The books is not this intellectual read, but this is not what you should be going into this looking for. It is a light and fun book and I listen to it in my car to and from work and it often made me laugh out loud. Enjoyable!

Great Distraction

This was my first audiobook and I really enjoyed it once I got into it.
Great, light story to listen to while you walk.
My only complaint is that the narrator seemed a bit old for the 23 year old character she was portraying. By the end though, I was quite attached to that voice and didn't want the book to end.