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Book 11: "The Devil Wears Prada" by Lauren Weisberger
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007 21:35When I looked over at Monsieur Renaud I thought I detected a slight eye-roll and even though I'd always found him oppressively proper over the phone, I reconsidered. Although he was much too professional to show it, never mind actually say anything, I considered that he might loathe Miranda as much as I did. Not because of any real proof I had, but simply because it was impossible to imagine anyone not hating her.
Andrea is not a likeable protagonist. She may have thought that Miranda was self-centred in the extreme, but then so was she. She despised everyone at Runway and made no effort to hide her feelings, while using them to get her foot on the career ladder, as well as taking her boyfriend for granted, not noticing that her best friend was sinking into alcoholism, and being so dismissive of her flatmates that it seems as though she could barely distinguish between them.
They definitely softened Andrea's character for the film, which I've also just seen, since Cineworld are currently re-showing a few films that have been nominated for BAFTAs.
Andrea is not a likeable protagonist. She may have thought that Miranda was self-centred in the extreme, but then so was she. She despised everyone at Runway and made no effort to hide her feelings, while using them to get her foot on the career ladder, as well as taking her boyfriend for granted, not noticing that her best friend was sinking into alcoholism, and being so dismissive of her flatmates that it seems as though she could barely distinguish between them.
They definitely softened Andrea's character for the film, which I've also just seen, since Cineworld are currently re-showing a few films that have been nominated for BAFTAs.
