God, how did this become the source material for one of the most iconic movies and musical?? I swear it feels like this book came after the movie, not before and it is a nightmare to go through. Elle's character is done so poorly. There is also no Emmett so we are stuck with Elle being into Warner for the majority of the book. It also refuses to focus on the real issues that Elle faced in the story, choosing to focus on her believing that blondes are oppressed instead of the real issues of women not being taken seriously in male dominated fields. If the adaptations didn't exist I would've given this 2 stars but because both the movie and the musical tell this story so much better, it deserves it's measly little 1 star.