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Title: Too cute
Review: I do not recommend this novel, although it is interesting to skim the name-dropping about real people; the details about those real people are probably accurate, as they would not be protected by violation of privacy. Nonetheless, the novel seems mean-spirited. While the "Devil," allegedly based in part on the author's former real-life boss Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue, is a fascinating creature of arrogance and greed--and meaner than hell, maybe similarly to how some have described other "famous women" in real life--there isn't any depth to the novel. According to an interview with the author that I read on-line, Ms. Weisberger knows "this isn't War and Peace," and has been surprised at all the "buzz" and about being called the new "it" writer. I don't think so. Cleverness and cuteness don't make for strong writing, no matter how many names one is able to drop.
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