Sequels v Originals

And the fetishizing of fashion

So: The Devil is wearing Prada again.

All power to it, I like a non-Marvel hit and this one has grossed $234m to date, which proves the worth of The Sequel, although on the whole I am anti-them. Sequels, prequels, spin-offs: the lot. Even Wide Sargasso Sea, which is a serious masterpiece, seems to me slightly less good than Jean Rhys’s four preceding nov…