This novel is generally thought to be a roman a clef about
Vogue editor Anna Wintour, although the author denies this.
But since she worked there as an intern, she is being
disingenuous. It's obviously based on Vogue and Wintour,
which was an eyeopener for me; I never knew there could be
such selfish, oblivious and unreasonable bosses. Must be one
of the consequences of having the kind of power Wintour (or
as she is called in the book, Miranda Priestly) does.
You know, as much as the reader is supposed to despise
Priestly and sympathize with poor, put upon Andrea, I
couldn't help feel that Andrea was being unfair to her boss.
I mean, some of the stuff Andrea pulls in her quest to get
even without getting fired are disgusting. Let's face it,
Andrea is in a position that literally millions of
girls would die for. She is the personal assistant to one of
the most important fashion editors in the world! So it means
she has to deal with an unreasonable and demanding boss ...
so what?! It's worth it! But this is something that Andrea
never realizes and neither did Weisberger, I guess.
I liked this book for its inside look at the world of high
fashion and the very rich. A revelation to one who is as
careless about and uninterested in fashion as I. It was a
good read.
Review from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/sep/28/fiction.features.
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