Midterm Report: The Class of '65 : Chronicles of an American Generation 68079

by David Wallechninsky

Presenting interviews with twenty-seven men and women of varying backgrounds, this books offers a portrait of the sixties generation as it comes to terms with its maturity

Genres: Nonfiction

Audio Cassette

First published August 11, 1986

Reviews

[Marc · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author takes real people from a high school class of 1965 and looks at them 20 years later. Each one is told in the person's own voice and words.

Author quotes:

"But I would rather spend an evening with someone who has put a lot of thought into forming an opinion which opposes mine than with someone who follows the beaten path or who just doesn't care."

"Contrary to the expectations of others, I did not find a generation of hippies turned yuppies and I did not find a generation of self-indulgent acquirers. What I did find was far more complex and far more provocative, ..."

[Carlene · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my second reading of this book and I enjoyed it all over again. Being in the class of 1963, it was a trip back in time....and into the future of my peers.