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2.96 AVERAGE
2.96 AVERAGE
What a terrible book. A bad mash up of roman a clef (from Rosie O'Donnell/McCall's debacle) and chick-lit.
As I began reading I quickly made the connections to the real life story this work of fiction is based on and initially it drew me in. The plot got a little dull towards the end though. If you are a fan of Rosie, was a fan of McCall's Magazine, or in the publishing business you'd enjoy this.
Very meh. The kind of book you'd buy from the used book table and read on vacation, because you don't care if it gets lost or ruined. A book that you read on an airplane and then leave at the airport for someone else to find.
I'm on the fence about this one. In the beginning it was just as bad as most of the other reviewers stated. I gradually got sucked in, and it got better; but it wasn't anywhere near earth-shattering. It's chick-lit, and even though I enjoy the genre, you know from the start it isn't going to be great literature. That said, there are far better chick-lit novels out there and this one could easily be skipped.
Definitely a good "beach read" but not as good as [b:The Devil Wears Prada|5139|The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1)|Lauren Weisberger|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388179604l/5139._SY75_.jpg|38765]. The behind-the-scenes tidbits were interesting.
All-in-all: Fun read but okay to miss. I'd recommend time spent reading The Devil Wears Prada instead.
All-in-all: Fun read but okay to miss. I'd recommend time spent reading The Devil Wears Prada instead.
There was no plot to this book. I had to suffer my way through it, picking up only in desperation of something to read while I was on vacation. Not worth cracking the cover.
It was likable but not earth shatteringly good. I really enjoyed the main character, Magnolia Gold. She was not too over the top but more interesting than a too down to earth character.
Very meh. The kind of book you'd buy from the used book table and read on vacation, because you don't care if it gets lost or ruined. A book that you read on an airplane and then leave at the airport for someone else to find.
This was a bright, fun read about a fashion magazine editor who gets demoted and then eventually fired, and the various things she had to put up with on the job, what she does to get even, and the loves in her life. It was pretty fun to read. Not a can't-put-it-down book, but I definitely wanted to get to the end to see how things panned out for the main character.
If I could rate the book with 2.5 stars I would. It fell somewhere between "it was OK" and "liked it."
This book was written by the editor at McCall's magazine when the magazine was taken over by Rosie O'Donnell. She took that experience and penned this novel (which very closely mirrored those events funny enough). It has been compared to The Devil Wears Prada so I jumped into this story very excited only to come out the end very disappointed.
The first 100 pages were so boring. I could barely keep my interest and other books were calling out that were so much more exciting. I forced myself to push on, and as I got closer to the end I found myself wondering how things would play out, but frankly I could not empathize with Magnolia and could not care about what happened to her. I loved The Devil Wears Prada and this did not meet those standards. While the end was interesting, this was not.
If you want to know what happens in this story, just Wikipedia Rosie O'Donnell and read what happened to her magazine. Then change Rosie into a younger more sexualized girl and POOF - there is your story. I saved you tons of time!
This book was written by the editor at McCall's magazine when the magazine was taken over by Rosie O'Donnell. She took that experience and penned this novel (which very closely mirrored those events funny enough). It has been compared to The Devil Wears Prada so I jumped into this story very excited only to come out the end very disappointed.
The first 100 pages were so boring. I could barely keep my interest and other books were calling out that were so much more exciting. I forced myself to push on, and as I got closer to the end I found myself wondering how things would play out, but frankly I could not empathize with Magnolia and could not care about what happened to her. I loved The Devil Wears Prada and this did not meet those standards. While the end was interesting, this was not.
If you want to know what happens in this story, just Wikipedia Rosie O'Donnell and read what happened to her magazine. Then change Rosie into a younger more sexualized girl and POOF - there is your story. I saved you tons of time!