Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The Devil Wears Prada was one of my favorite beach/airplane reads. It dripped diamonds in its detail, warmed your heart in its witticisms, and made you cheer when Andy finally told Miranda to....well, we all know what was said. I was excited and hopeful to crack open Revenge Wears Prada. I shouldn't have wasted my money. Two words: movie sequel. From the very first chapter of "Revenge Wears Prada" it was clear that the detail, witticisms and warmth that carried Weisberger's weak writing in the Devil Wears Prada, were gone. Instead Andy turns in to a whining sad sack, one that treats her spouse and friends so badly she is no long sympathetic. Instead, Andy very clearly needs therapy, as she is still having night terrors about Miranda Priestly 10 years later. Weisberger tries desperately to make Andy the heroine, but instead you find yourself wondering why in the world she cannot see what everyone else around her sees. Add in the casual and callous way that Andy treats her husband, the unforgiving nature, the obsession, and embarrassment and what you really have is a book that clearly shouts "I wrote this so I can make money off the screenplay". I only hope Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep are unavailable lest "Revenge" rubs off some of their shine as well.