Bond Girl wants to be The Devil Wears Prada on Wall Street. Even the black/white/red cover art evokes the other novel. For me, this is more problem than positive. I did not enjoy the story of working with/for the self-crowned entitled editor in Prada, and even less do I appreciate the men-will-be-boys atmosphere of the fictional brokerage firm Cromwell Pierce. Look at these guys at the top of their game! They joke around! They play pranks! Guffaw, guffaw. Because $1000 wheels of cheese are innately funny.
Maybe it's just me, though. So Prada fans should know that Alex, the first-person narrator, is learning "The Business" while on a Journey of life, love and being twenty-something. I might find it disheartening to read of another young person's dream being confronted with the reality of unprofessionalism, but perhaps I'm missing something. I can't say I didn't laugh, but every laugh was followed by a wince at the level of baloney "Girlie" was willing to tolerate in her quest to have a career in finance. Oh, and did I mention this is set in 2008? Because financial collapse is also funny.
I am once again behind on my "Advance" reading, so this book has already been released. For alternate opinions, try Amazon.
P.J. O'Rourke advises "Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it."
Let Galesburg Public Library staff and friends guide you in finding those books.
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