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The Devil Wears Prada (2006): Film vs Book
Film · 2006 · Directed by David Frankel · Starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway
About the film
A young woman takes a job as assistant to the formidable editor of a fashion magazine and finds she is changing in ways she did not choose.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film keeps the main story and the cast of office characters, but it makes the editor more human and gives the heroine a gentler path than the sharper, more satirical novel.
Read or watch first?
The book is funnier about the fashion world and harder on its heroine.
What the book gives you
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
A sparkling, quick read with sharp wit and a heroine finding her feet. Great fun when you want a stylish escape.
Who will like it: Readers who enjoy a funny, glamorous story about ambition in the fashion world.