I'm taking about The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger.
I came across this book today and I admit, was hooked on.
Funny, corrosive and alive!
Its basically about a fashion queen bee, kick ass boss Miranda vampirising the life of Andy, her assistant aka slave.... all with a humorous touch of course.
I watched the movie then (I have this weird obsession where I do both - read the book and watch the movie and then compare.. ) the insults were quite toned down and even the end was changed...
The book, like in most of the cases was much better..
In a particular scene Streep gives a great speech explaining, with terrifying, razor-sharp intelligence, that Hathaway’s “choice” not to follow fashion is no choice at all; that her frumpy blue jumper is in fact as conscious a style statement as her co-worker’s Chanel handbag.
If I hadn’t been stuffing chocolate cookies down my gullet I would have applauded.
It used to drive me mad when a certain ex-boyfriend of mine would dismiss my concerns about his sludgy cardigans and ill-fitting jeans as shallow and insignificant.
It’s not like I wanted him to deck himself out in designer T-shirts and ridiculously priced jeans (I’m an anti-label snob).
I was just asking him to care of himself, I think, and ultimately, to care of me ;)
I came across this book today and I admit, was hooked on.
Funny, corrosive and alive!
Its basically about a fashion queen bee, kick ass boss Miranda vampirising the life of Andy, her assistant aka slave.... all with a humorous touch of course.
I watched the movie then (I have this weird obsession where I do both - read the book and watch the movie and then compare.. ) the insults were quite toned down and even the end was changed...
The book, like in most of the cases was much better..
In a particular scene Streep gives a great speech explaining, with terrifying, razor-sharp intelligence, that Hathaway’s “choice” not to follow fashion is no choice at all; that her frumpy blue jumper is in fact as conscious a style statement as her co-worker’s Chanel handbag.
If I hadn’t been stuffing chocolate cookies down my gullet I would have applauded.
It used to drive me mad when a certain ex-boyfriend of mine would dismiss my concerns about his sludgy cardigans and ill-fitting jeans as shallow and insignificant.
It’s not like I wanted him to deck himself out in designer T-shirts and ridiculously priced jeans (I’m an anti-label snob).
I was just asking him to care of himself, I think, and ultimately, to care of me ;)
7 comments:
the book is always better than the film!
ur ex-guy's hurtings?? mmmm... nd dis s goin good yaar...
Seen the movie.
I'm reading this book.
From yesterday.
:D
*runs off to see what Miranda's next demand is*
someone buy me the book.... i am broke for life..... ;(
I enjoyed the movie much more in this case, although, most times, the book is always better than the movie! Meryl Streep is just great! Check out the movie as well...
The book is AWESOME! :D
But Weisenberger's next one isn't as great. And neither is the 'Devil wears Prada' movie as good as book.
The book was better.. the acting kinda sucked, don't you think. I don't mind guys who dress sloppily.. its kinda cute :)
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