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Remembering Denny
Remembering Denny
Author: Calvin Trillin
Everybody idolized Denny Hansen. He was a varsity swimmer and a Rhodes Scholar whose "million-dollar smile" and bright future made him the subject of a feature in Life magazine. A clean-cut college hero filled with limitless promise, Denny symbolized everything thought of as good in 1950s America. But life worked out differently for Denny. B...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780446670326
ISBN-10: 0446670324
Publication Date: 4/1/1994
Pages: 224
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  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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I liked it. Very typical Calvin Trillin. His writting is direct, humorous, with a touch of sarcaim and sadness. Here he speaks of Yale in the 50s and changes in the 60s and 70s. The focus is what it is like to be a young high achiever and the expectations of oneself and others when the potential seems to be without limits.
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Interesting biography/memoir. Trillin tries to make sense of his college friend's suicide as well as understand the forces that shaped their generation. Somewhat depressing, but well-written.


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