The Devil Wears Prada

I just finished reading the novel by Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada. And this is the part where I’m supposed to say something about it. Well..mmmm…the book has a nice cover. It’s a nice shade of white and red. It is 365 pages long. It’s written by Lauren Weisberger. Oh crap! I can summarize the plot in one sentence. It is about a wannabe writer (Andy Sachs) who ended up working for a Fashion Editor (Miranda Priestly) in the most prestigious magazine, Runway, in the US and what she thought was a heaven sent job was actually a nightmare straight from hell. The book is a thinly veiled account of the author’s life working as the fashion magazine assistant of Anna Wintour of Vogue. I felt like I was reading a Fashion Magazine, with no pictures when I read the book. I had difficulty picturing the Chanel outfits, Manolos and Jimmy Choos, probably because I have no inkling whatsoever about fashion. What made me bought the book? Because it is a bestseller and stayed for six months on the list. It was supposed to be worth reading but it didn’t meet my expectation. The only part I liked, the part that struck me most was when Andy finally had the guts to tell her boss, Fuck you Miranda Fuck you! It planted some ideas in my head. I imagine my ____ calling me and telling me to do something and I’ll reply, Fuck you ____ Fuck you! Nice! I’m beginning to like the book.

I plan to do more book reviews so I made up my own rating system:

1- Read a few pages and I feel this sudden urge to tore the book into tiny little pieces and burn it! Not even worthy to use as toilet paper. 2- Worthless and causes temporary amnesia. It made me forget reality for a while and it made me forget that I even read it in the first place.

3-Entertaining, elicited some kind of positive reaction from me…made me laugh or cry or make the world a better place to live in. 4- I actually learned something worth remembering and quoting for the rest of my life.

5- The book is so nice that I won’t say anything about it in fear of ruining its “reputation”. I’m not worthy to do a review about it.

I’ll tweak my rating system next time. T.D.W.P gets 2 points from me. I actually think its movie version will be more entertaining. It stars Meryl Streep(as Miranda Priestly) and Anne Hathaway(as Andy Sachs) and was released last June in the US. I’m wondering why it wasn’t shown here yet or maybe it has and I just missed it. Oh well what are pirated DVDs for?

Ok seriousness, I think most of us has encountered a boss from hell. I think all bosses are spawned from hell with a few exceptions. As lowly employees, we should try to adjust and find a way to make our bosses respect us. But never ever allow anyone even the boss to abuse us. We set the limit. Some of us choose to stay dumb for fear of losing our jobs. I know it’s hard to find jobs these days and we can’t afford to be choosy. But would you rather be in a nice paying job where your sanity and health is at stake or jobless where your sanity and health is still at stake? Somehow that didn’t come out right LOLS But what I’m tying to say is that we should learn to prioritize. Family, peace of mind and health should always come first over money. A speaker from some seminar once said that we are not merely working but we are giving the company the time of our lives. So spend it well my yuppie friends!