The Devil Wears Prada
Lauren Weisberger, 2003
Ρομαντικά Κόμικ και χιούμορΣύγχρονη πεζογραφία
Ατμόσφαιρα: χιούμορ, ανησυχία και περιέργεια. Μιλά για την εξουσία, τη φιλοδοξία και την κοινωνία.
Μια σελίδα από το βιβλίο
With Madelaine curled up on the passenger seat, I lit another cigarette and rubbed my freezing bare feet so my toes could resume gripping the clutch and brake pedal. Clutch, gas, shift, release clutch, I chanted, trying to ignore the dog’s pitiful howls every time I accelerated. She alternated between crying, whining, and snorting. By the time we reached Miranda’s building, the pup was nearly hysterical. I tried to soothe her, but she could sense my insincerity—and besides, I had no free hands with which to offer a reassuring pat or nuzzle. So this was what four years of diagramming and deconstructing books, plays, short stories, and poems were for: a chance to comfort a small, white, batlike bulldog while trying not to demolish someone else’s really, really expensive car. Sweet life. Just as I had always dreamed. Βιβλία με παρόμοια αίσθηση
Πού θα το βρεις
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Ερωτήσεις αναγνωστών
- Πώς είναι το «The Devil Wears Prada»;
- Ατμόσφαιρα: χιούμορ, ανησυχία και περιέργεια. Μιλά για την εξουσία, τη φιλοδοξία και την κοινωνία.
- Τι να διαβάσω μετά το «The Devil Wears Prada»;
- Αν σου άρεσε το «The Devil Wears Prada», δοκίμασε «The Nanny Diaries» (Emma McLaughlin), «Confessions of a Shopaholic» (Sophie Kinsella) και «Bossypants» (Tina Fey).
Μια γεύση από τη ροή
A job interview where neither person will say the word job.
This is the only part of the Interview that resembles a professional exchange. We will dance around certain words, such as “nanny” and “child care,” because they would be distasteful and we will never, ever, actually acknowledge that we are talking about my working for her. This is the Holy Covenant of the Mother/Nanny relationship: this is a pleasure—not a job. We are merely “getting to know each other,” much as how I imagine a John and a call girl must make the deal, while trying not to kill the mood.
The Nanny Diaries · Emma McLaughlin
Three years into a career, still certain someone will notice you're faking it.
Of course, I still know nothing about finance. People at the bus stop know more about finance than me. Schoolchildren know more than me. I’ve been doing this job for three years now, and I’m still expecting someone to catch me out.
Confessions of a Shopaholic · Sophie Kinsella
What happens when the world demands a polished exterior and a stoic silence?
Some people say, “Never let them see you cry.” I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.
Bossypants · Tina Fey
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