crabbygirl reviewed Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Review of 'Admission' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I went out of my way to get this book (having enjoyed You Should Have Known and The Plot) because I thought the author gave an interview where she said it was a prelude to The Devil and Webster so I wanted to read it first... but I may be wrong. Anyhow, once again this is a delightful read in that you just enjoy being in the writer's prose, the ease, the descriptions that you nod along to, the general enjoyment of learning about a new topic (this time College admissions). And of course her clever title referencing the 'admission' she makes to herself in the end. I can't say when you finish it you come to some earth shattering conclusions, but do all books have to do that? reading this author reminds me of how I could devour books in my 20's and I miss that. I also …
I went out of my way to get this book (having enjoyed You Should Have Known and The Plot) because I thought the author gave an interview where she said it was a prelude to The Devil and Webster so I wanted to read it first... but I may be wrong. Anyhow, once again this is a delightful read in that you just enjoy being in the writer's prose, the ease, the descriptions that you nod along to, the general enjoyment of learning about a new topic (this time College admissions). And of course her clever title referencing the 'admission' she makes to herself in the end. I can't say when you finish it you come to some earth shattering conclusions, but do all books have to do that? reading this author reminds me of how I could devour books in my 20's and I miss that. I also miss the general story-telling nature of novels where identities were only mentioned to serve the plot and not the other way around.