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They are such a breath of fresh air compared to american writers. Is that all you can do. The main character Bette annoyed me and at some points it just got too predictable. It may be challenging to find some of their books in the states, but well worth it if you can. The Devil Wears Prada was so much better. I had been trying to get past the 1st 20 pages since I bought it (when it just came out).
I would just say this is a whatever book, not a fast read at all. If you want a really good book, try UK authors Emily Barr (Backpack or Out of My Depth) or Sheila O'Flanagan (Bad Behaviour) that I discovered on vacation. so I decided to bring it on my 5 week vacation to south east asia. Seriously, can the authors out there stop writing lame books about clueless NYC girls working in PR, publishing, or banking. Everyone Worth Knowing is now in a used book store somewhere in Ao Nang Beach, Thailand.I traded it for the Emily Barr book. It's starts off painfully slow, but then picks up after page 50-ish.
The end is just ho-hum and made me want the last 4 days of my life back after I finished it.
It almost felt like torture trying to get through this one, and that's highly unusual for me considering my intense love for all things "chick lit". "The Devil wears Prada" was a fantastic read though. This book was an immense disappointment. Don't bother with this garbage. I don't know what happened. I was about half-way done with the book when I felt that it wasn't even worth continuing. This book is a major let-down and a total snooze-fest.
Avoid this version. Within the first CD, I already noticed several errors, such as reading "compromised" instead of "comprised" in a context where the former made absolutely not sense, and occasionally leaving out a word, which made me "stumble" over the sentence. While Weisberger's story is entertaining enough, it's not much different from The Devil Wears Prada.This particular version of it, the Abridged Audio Book, does not help the material. The reader has the slightly raspy voice of a sorority girl and reads without intelligence.
I slushed throw it hoping it would get better but it never did. Very badly written. UG. Great story premise and liked the main character but the book was painful to read.
Everyone knows a bank job is boring, why keep hammering it into the reader. Do I really begin to get excited. The story simply does not live up to the excitement conjured up by the synopsis.nope, not at all.Foremost, the author chose to dwell (quite long, in fact) on Bette's boring bank job.for four chapters.before she finally came to her senses and says, "I quit." Gosh.why four long chapters worth of this. I just summarized 60 pages worth of text. Oh God.
She is dressed completely wrong for the job, but there are a few chapters spent on her transformation from the Gap, Banana Republic, and Ann Taylor outfits to the famous designer labels. Another formula taken from the Prada book is Bette's appearance for the PR role. Now on to the exciting part about working in a PR firm and having celebrities as clientele, tackling the paparazzi, and partying like crazy but with no guilt due to the generosity of the `Black Amex Cardholders'.But wait. You think I'm in any way equipped or qualified to work for that editor in chief - what's her name."), Bette's boss, Kelly, still takes advantage of Bette'Everyone Worth Knowings paparazzi publicity to help her company. Didn't Weisberger at least research on labor laws to portray something more believable.The author used nearly one-fourth of the book to explain Bette's pathetic situation, when I could have just described it in a sentence and still would have driven the point across just the same - Bette, single and has no current boyfriend, is in her late twenties, quits her bank job, and had to use the help of her famous columnist Uncle to find a PR job (owned by Kelly who used to be her Uncle's personal assistant.so it was a `favor', basically). Weisberger mentions her name in this novel."Vogue. There is no such thing as a bank that enforces a `Employees must eat only at their desks' policy. Everyone Worth Knowing portrays a similar plot to `The Devil Wears Prada', although there is no evil boss (whom critics have hinted seems to portray Anna Wintour, the current editor-in-chief of Vogue, and, perhaps due to this publicity, Ms.
This book is an absolute YAWN.I expected more from the author of the famous `The Devil Wears Prada' novel, but sadly I was very, very disappointed. Unfortunately.NO. And ofcourse, by the end of the story, we find Bette walking away from it all.the glitz, the glamour, the famous playboy boyfriend, and the designer labels.Anyone interested reading this book please do yourself a favor and just skip it because this Weisberger novel is simply NOT worth knowing. And I know this is a work of fiction, but at least try to be realistic. Ta dah.
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