Admission

I have always been a sucker for the glossy trade paperbacks. Not buying them as I rarely purchase new books, but picking them up, reading their back covers, and continuing to covet them days later. Such was the case with Jean Hanff Korelitz's novel Admission, which is available in trade paperback with the faces of Tina Fey and Paul Rudd on the cover as they star in the new film adaptation. I thought about that book for weeks, not even knowing what it was about, before putting it on hold.

I loved this book and the way that Korelitz pulled me in, first with her prose, then with the story. I fell in love with Portia Nathan, the main character and found myself engrossed in what would happen with her. She is an admissions counselor at Princeton University and the novel gives the reader a glimpse of the process of college admissions while telling a heartfelt tale about love and confronting one's past. I hadn't seen the movie trailer before I began reading and the book's jacket cover doesn't give much away. One night, when I was only 15-20% into the book, I watched the movie trailer, which more or less gave away the climax. I'll admit doing so tainted the reading experience, but I still rather enjoyed it. I will probably check out the movie, but can already tell it doesn't stay true to the original story and looked a tad hokey. But I did love the characters and the story and am interested to check out more of the author's books.