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Admission has been on my wish list, and now that my daughter has been accepted into her 'dream school' (Baylor) maybe I no longer have to be too nervous to actually read it. ha. But uh-oh, please tell me there are no heartbreaking financial-aid-decision stories in the book that will start up ... Book #99 - Admission - Jean Hanff Korelitz - Finished November 20, 2009
I saw this on lindapanzo's Monthly Bests right before I went to the library last week. When I saw it on the new book shelf, I grabbed it.
This is the story of Portia Nathan, an admissions officer at Princeton Univer ... ... cyderry and several others, so I thought I'd do one for myself.
September Recap
The best books this month were Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz and Grave Goods by Ariana Franklin. The book I liked least was The Scarlet Seed by Edith Pargeter.
During the first few days of Sept ... 100. Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz, 4*
Category: Contemporary Fiction
Portia Nathan, a 38-year-old admissions officer for Princeton University, begins her fall visitations to New England secondary schools, and finds her own past confronting her. As the careful process of choosing ... ... Shoot the Magistrate? yet, but I did order the next 2 Family Tree books. I'll be watching for your report.
I started Admission last night -- only about 40 pages so far and pretty much nothing has happened, yet I'm mesmerized and can't wait to get back to it. Thanks for the recommendation! re 148: Admission is ordered, but "Fast & Free" delivery may be free but isn't always fast, so it may be a couple of weeks. And, as long as I was at it, I ordered 4 other books, including the first of Jill Churchill's Great Depression mysteries. I think maybe I should investigate paperspine...
... ... to be as bad as you originally thought. B&N very kindly sent me a 15% off coupon yesterday, so I am going to use it for Admission. It seems especially appropriate for this time of year, as schools begins again. That piqued my interest, so I've just added Admission to my wishlist. Ivy league is leagues away from our budget, but having gone through the process with the sprung thrice (so far), I am interested to read the book. Does it go into graduate school admissions, as well?
I am curious to see ... I finished an interesting book today, a novel centered on the admissions process at Princeton University. It's called Admission and the author is Jean Hanff Korelitz.
I can't really count it towards any one particular state though. Much of the book takes place in New Jersey, of course. However, ... >135 Admission doesn't sound like my kind of book either, but I'm willing to trust your praise for it and add it to my wishlist! I do read a lot of fiction, but I haven't even heard of this book... Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz
I rarely read fiction, except for mysteries, but, even so, Admission is probably my favorite work of fiction this year. I suspect this is a book I will still be thinking about years from now.
The narrator, Portia Nathan, is a 38-year old woman who is a long-t ... Book #101
Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz
I rarely read fiction, except for mysteries, but, even so, Admission is probably my favorite work of fiction this year. I suspect this is a book I will still be thinking about years from now.
The narrator, Portia Nathan, is a 38-year old woman ... ... them out or add them to my Christmas list or something.
For only the second time this year, I am reading a non-999 book, Admission, a novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz, about a Princeton admission officer.
At the same time, I am reading a few hundred "Kindle thingies" per day of Plain Honest Me ... ... of the American Constitution by Richard Beeman.
Also reading a novel involving a Princeton admissions officer called Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz. 1. Contemporary Fiction
1. Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz (September, 4*)
2. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (October, 4 1/2*)
3. Peace Like a River by Leif Enger (November, 3*)
4. Heat Wave by Ric ... ...
53. The Dead Beat - Marilyn Johnson
54. Waiting - Debra Ginsberg
55. Sacred Hearts - Sarah Dunant
56. Admission - Jean Hanff Korelitz
57. Sweetsmoke - David Fuller
58. Figures in Silk - Vanora Bennett
59. Calligraphy of the Witch - Alicia Gasper de Alb ... 23) Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz.
Very highly recommended. 58. Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz ... Hale, which I've been waiting until after I finish all my Austen books before reading.
From a Canook BookMoocher: Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz
and from PBS Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami. Kafka on the Shore stays ever close to the top of M ... I have an ER copy of Admission, if anyone is interested. I'm happy to mail it to Canada or the US - please leave a private comment on my profile if you'd like it.
ETA: claimed! Dammit I went to Borders again and got: Admission, Driftless, & Baggage Claim then today I went to library book sale and got Tallgrass, The Reincarnationist, Wives Behaving Badly and Name All the Animals. Oh and I almost forgot w/ the 40% coupon last week I got The Gift of Rain ... From B&N (something about traffic always makes me want to stop and buy books):
-Drood by Dan Simmons
-Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz
And waiting for me at home:
-The Tory Widow by Christine Blevins
-The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (I don't remember if I requested this from SA ... ... Larsson, Finished 11-17
9. Overflow 9 Down, DONE
The Middle East: A History by William Cleveland, Finished 5-10
Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz, Finished 7-1
Testimony by Anita Shreve, Finished 6-10
The Philosophy of Human Rights by Patrick Hayden, finished 6-27
The Idea of H ...
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