Intro to Reading: Blog 4

I read for 1 hour and 35 minutes from the book, The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger.  I was able to finish the book this time.  

I starting reading at the point in the book where Andrea had reached the climax, which kept building through having to make more in more choices where she had to choose work over those important people in her life.  And then came the big decision of going to Paris in her co-worker, Emily's, place, which not only nearly destroyed her relationship with Emily, but also her boyfriend, best friend, and put additional strain on her relationship with her parents as well.  In the end, Andrea decided to go to parents in order to keep her job.  It wasn't until her boss compared herself to Andrea that Andrea came to the realization of what her actions had made her and she had to make a choice:  was she going to keep going on the path that she was on or was she going to take action to save her true self and to keep those that she loved in her life.  Andrea chose the path of relationships and self identity. 

I loved reading this book.  It was easy for me to identify with Andrea and helped remind me that although there are many important things in life, not to forget the most important ones. 

Intro to Reading: Blog 3

I read for 1 hour and 35 minutes from the book, The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger.

The next part of the book was about how Andrea learns about the difficulties of juggling her big job and her personal life.  Andrea learns more and more how demanding her job really is as she is tied to her phone and must take calls and deal with errands or crisises at all hours of the day, night, and week.  She quickly learns that all of these demands, if she wants to succeed at them and be good at her job, are pushing her further away from the people she loves (her best friend, her parents, and her boyfriend).  She struggles with going on with the job that will get her exactly where she wants or holding onto the people who are most important in her life. 

This story is interesting and even more so as I can feel it hitting the climax.  It's hard when you are caught inbetween to things that you want most.  I think you have to go back to your roots and to your beliefs; think about what is your heart or gutt telling you to do.  We have to think about in the end, what is going to make us happier:  a great job or great relationships? 

Intro to Reading: Blog 2

I read for 1 hour and 30 minutes from the book, The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger.

This portion of the book was about Andrea beginning her job with Runway.  She begins to learn about the difficulties of her new job and discovers some of the sacrifices her new job will cost her.  Her job is anything but easy, as Andy begins to discover that she must work with Miranda's other assistant and other employees of Mirandas (such as her housekeeper and nanny) to complete her assigned tasks day-to-day, as Miranda provides very little details pertaining to each task. 

I am still enjoying this book.  I enjoy books that you can escape into an alternate reality, yet still somewhat pertain to my real life.  I can identify with Andrea in reaching for something that she so desperately wants and having a set back to that plan, something that ends up taking you down an unexpected road.  I like this writer as she shows her readers how doing a job well can transform an individual. 

Intro to Reading: Blog 1

I read for 1 hour and 40 minutes from the book, The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger.  As I am more of a slow reader, I was able to get through the first three chapters of the book. 

From what I have read thus far, I would say the book is about a young college graduate named Andrea who is seeking to become a writer for The New Yorker, but as jobs are scarce she'll take whatever she can get that is somewhat relative to the field of journalism.  That is when Elias Clark steps in with an opening as Miranda Priestly's assistant at Runway, a big-time fashion magazine; rumor is you work for her for a year and do a good job, then you can get a job at any magazine you want.  Andrea, although not big on the fashion world, sees this as her shortcut to success and the ticket to getting her dream job at The New Yorker. 

I find this book to be fun, interesting, and life relatable; these are just a few of the reasons to why I believe I have enjoyed it thus far.  Andrea is struggling with something I as well as many post and current college students struggle with:  what to do with one's life in the real world after college and how to go about it.  Lauren Weisberger seems to be taking us on a comical journey of life after college through Andrea and her struggle to find herself amist the world of fashion.  I'm excited to see where Weisberger will lead me as I emerse myself in this adventure.