Book Review: The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
5/8/202637 min
The Devil Wears Prada has become iconic. Anne Hathaway’s cerulean sweater. Meryl Streep’s silver hair and clipped “that’s all” dismissal. The pop songs, the score, the fashion world excess. Just hearing the title instantly conjures images from the film for millions of people.
And while it’s common knowledge that Streep’s Miranda Priestly was inspired by Vogue editor Anna Wintour, fewer people realize the story began as a novel: a lightly fictionalized account written by Wintour’s former assistant, Lauren Weisberger.
Now, with a movie sequel hitting theaters, Arnie looks back at Weisberger’s original 2003 novel and its follow-ups, Revenge Wears Prada and When Life Gives You Lululemons. Join him as he dives into the world of chick lit and reveals just how dramatic a makeover the original book received on its way to becoming a Hollywood phenomenon.
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[upbeat music] Hello, Now Playing listeners. This is Arnie, back with another book review. Last Sunday, Brock, Marjorie, and I dropped a bonus review of the two thousand six movie The Devil Wears Prada, timing it for the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2, which just hit huge at the box office last weekend. Unbelievable global numbers. Literally, I can't believe it. And the review of The Devil Wears Prada 2 movie will be out this Sunday. But looking back at these movies, I thought I'd also go back to the original source material for these movies and its two sequels. The original Devil Wears Prada book is the first novel from author Lauren Weisberger. It was published in two thousand three. She's now published seven novels, three of which are in The Devil Wears Prada series. I will be reviewing both of those sequel books, but neither of the sequel books were taken into account with The Devil Wears Prada 2 movie because there are a lot of differences between the movie from two thousand six and Weisberger's book from two thousand three. And while Weisberger is the source of all of these stories, and we're going to get into a little bit about her story, The Devil Wears Prada movie was a heavy rewrite of this book.