Once it made to the new york times best seller, the book will straight away goes into my list of 'Must-Read' books. And sadly enough the first time I read the book which was 2 years ago (me think!), I only managed to read until chapter 5 before I went to sleep and decided this book made it into my list of 'Boring-Intro-am-too-lazy-too-continue-reading-it' books.
Well, I guess i didnt give it sometime to sink in.
Then, 2 months ago I was so bored that I'm out of books to read (lol). So I went to my book collections rack to look for something to re-read. Owh maybe a Harry Potter series? or Dan Browns? or maybe The Lord of the Rings? owh and there are also Sophie Kinsella's works.. just pick one!! (I said to myself).. And my arm decided to reach for 'The Devil Wears Prada'....
It wont kill me if I give it another try (again..talking to my self.. should I go see a shrink?lol)
IT IS BRILLIANT... I CANT BELIEVE THAT I DIDNT ENJOY THIS BOOK BEfORE!!!
Like always, before I comment on it, I'd like to make a brief synopsis on it.
SYNOPSIS
The main character in the book is Andrea Sachs who's a fresh graduate from Brown University (a member of the Ivy League..for some who doesnt know..and whats Ivy League you ask? I got one word for ya 'wikipedia') with a degree in english. She's eager to land a job as an editor for the 'New Yorkers' magazine but Hoping to to get closer to her dream job at "The New Yorker" she applies for a job at a fashion magazine. She gets the job of being the personal assistant of the editor of the magazine, one of the most powerful women in fashion. Her job is a nightmare. Between making phone calls and getting coffee she has to do odd jobs like arranging to fly a book on a jet plane for her boss' daughters and driving locating people in other countries within minutes.The fashion world is a crazy place. Knowing that this job can help her future she puts up with anything her boss tells her to do. Besides, "it''s a job a million girls would die for".
What made this as a very fascinating story is that this is actually a real-truth-already-happened story. it happened to the author of coz. well atleast 50% of it is real.
What I like the most about the book is EDUARDO!!!.. LOL
Eduardo is a security guard at the Elias-Clark building (the building where the Runways n other magazines r) , who often playfully makes Andrea or anyone else unfortunate enough to work as one of Miranda's personal assistants sing or otherwise put on some sort of act before he lets them enter the building.
Quote from book....
“Yo, tell me what you want, what you really, really want,”he (eduardo) sang with his huge, toothy smile and Spanish accent. And all the pleasure of making the cabbie happy and finding out that I had arrived ahead of Miranda vanished. I was left, as I was every morning, wanting to reach across the security counter and tear the flesh from Eduardo’s face. But since I was such a good sport and he was one of my only friends in the place, I weakly acquiesced.“I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want, I wanna—I wanna—I wanna—I wanna—I really, really, really wanna zigga zig aaaaaahhhh,” I sang meekly in a pitiful tribute to the Spice Girls’ nineties hit. And once again, Eduardo grinned and buzzed me through.
lol..and another..
Immediately, I heard a familiar voice call out,
“I can’t remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride, but something touched me deep inside, the day, the music died. And we were singing . . .”
“American Pie”!
What a sweetie, I thought. This was the good-bye song that I’d never gotten to sing. I turned to see Eduardo, as large and sweaty as usual, grinning. But not at me. In front of the turnstile closest to him stood a toweringly skinny girl with jet black hair and green eyes, wearing a dynamite pair of tight, pinstripe pants and a navel-revealing tank top. She also happened to be balancing a small tray with three Starbucks coffees, an overflowing bag of newspapers and magazines, three hangers with complete outfits dangling from each one, and a duffel monogrammed with the initials “MP.” Her cell phone began to ring just as I realized what was happening, and she looked so panicked I thought she might cry on the spot.
But when her repeated banging against the turnstile failed to elicit entry, she sighed deeply and sang,
“’Bye, ’bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry, and good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die . . .”
When I looked back to Eduardo, he smiled quickly in my direction and winked. And then, while the pretty brunette girl finished singing her verse, he buzzed me through like I was someone who mattered.
I didnt type it all straight away from the book.not to worry. I copy it from www.scribd.com. (another useful web other than wiki)..
The Devil Wears Prada is a very enjoyable book. you should read it. owh and dont just watch the Movie coz believe me the movie is a disappointment.huhu. NO EDUARDO!!!
NOTA KAKI BANGKU : jgn hakimi buku hanya dgn intro, Zarith!!!
