Three for Ship A Swan Song to Dartmouth Beer Pong Crispus Knight 9780615986326 Books
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In the darkened, fetid basements of Dartmouth College's fraternities and sororities, the sacred ritual of Beer Pong has been practiced with a curious passion by generations of inebriated ivy-league students. A culture of binge-drinking, debauched parties, drunken feats-of-strength, and booting and rallying has arisen around Pong and is embraced by much of the campus as being inextricably tied to the grossly misrepresented ideal of the Dartmouth man or woman. Three for Ship tells the uncensored story of one man's obsession with Pong and the nightly battles waged against his drunken alter ego, Balls, on the Pong tables of the notorious Chi-Gam basement. This raw, emotional chronicle of a fraternity Pong player is a portrait of a sick and masochistic young man walking a fine line between what would be considered a normal college partying experience and something much more twisted and sinister. Pong, by its very nature, had incited a terrible rampage of self-destructive tendencies and unapologetic nihilism that crashed violently into what had until that point been a promising young academic career.
Three for Ship A Swan Song to Dartmouth Beer Pong Crispus Knight 9780615986326 Books
I am writing this minutes after finishing reading Crispus Knight's book, somewhat stunned. Normally I don't write reviews online, but Three For Ship drew me in. As a graduate of New York University, the details about Dartmouth's frat culture and social environment painted a very different picture from my own college experience. Although I had some familiarity with college binge drinking culture (as most of us students and alumni would), I can't say my memories of alcohol were even near as extreme or shocking as what Chris has detailed in this brutally honest recollection.However different our worlds seemed to us as college students, I could not help but feel a relation to the darker side of Three For Ship, in those very rare, but soul-crushing moments we have when we take a long, bitter look into the mirror. Despite the hilarious antics Chris describes in graphic detail throughout the book, it does not shy away from that darkness. As a reader, you may not relate to some of the humorous and revolting exploits of these fraternity brothers, but the misanthropic reflections of a lost youth will still hit you hard. I am not a stranger to those moments; without direction, driven by fear in the form of a drill, not digging my way out of a hole, but caving myself in deeper and navigated semi-consciously by a degree of self-loathing.
I cannot help but admire the courage of an author who can put the most vulnerable form of his past self out there for public viewing. The embarrassments he endured, detailed even as early as the book's prologue, may make you cringe or laugh, but throughout these moments empathy can be felt. Everyone experiences private moments of shame or public humiliations, but to sit down and type them out - forcing yourself to relive these moment as your fingers punch out every emotionally painful detail- takes bravery, let alone leaving all that for your friends, family, acquaintances, unknown readers, and (possibly) enemies to read.
There is absolute valor in one's willingness to share a story on this level of sincerity. In a world where most of us selectively project ourselves on social networks to show only our most flattering photos and brightest life milestones, we also value a degree of privacy - to protect the uglier sides of our lives from being seen. I can't help but feel that writing this was therapeutic for Chris, but I can't speak for him. Perhaps it was more therapeutic for me to read his story, reminding myself that I am not alone in experiencing those dark moments looking into the mirror.
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Three for Ship A Swan Song to Dartmouth Beer Pong Crispus Knight 9780615986326 Books Reviews
This is the alternately hilarious and disturbing story of a young man's battle against his inner demons. Set against the backdrop of the fraternity system at Dartmouth College, the author gives you a deep look into his mind as he deals with issues such as depression, alcoholism, peer pressure, hazing, and racial identity. The memoir provides a deep look into the underbelly of this Ivy League school, and an even deeper look into the troubled mind of the author.
The book is a great read for anyone looking to relive the fun and debauchery of their college days, or for someone looking for a warning against the excesses of the same.
I think this "memoir" is probably more interesting to a Dartmouth grad like myself, than it would be to the average reader who I am not sure would find this a very compelling read. The book is a brutally honest description of a subset of Darmouth Fraternity life. While it would probably scare any High School parent from sending their child to Dartmouth, I am not sure that it has much point otherwise. The author implies it was written in several unrelated "stages", and it shows. The guts of the book is a memoir by the authory/main character "Balls". Tacked on to the front, and then again at the end, is a somewhat cursory commentary on the causes or impact of what the author admits is a thoroughly and unredeemingly disgusting and degrading tale of his fraternity experience. I can say unequivocably that in this respect he accurately portrays many aspects of Dartmouth fraternity ife. But ultimately there is way too much pointless detail about grovelling in the fraternity basement gutter. And even more boring are the endless descriptions of semi-remembered Beer Pong games. This is like having someone recite the play by play description of a soccer game played in high school, which you did not see, and have little interest in learning who kicked the ball in which direction. One could easily have cut 50 pages of this endless material, without any loss. While the author believed at least at the time that he bonded with his fraternity brothers, it is clear that he (and we as the reader)knew and learn very little about them other than their Gonzo names. The author is the only even semi developed charactere, which I why I call it a "memoir". I am not saying the Book is untrue or not even mildly entertaining; but I did ultimately find it just largely somewhat pointless. Again, there was enough Dartmout specific insider information to hold me as an Alumnus reader, but if I had gone to another school, I think I would have been even more bored. I graduated a long time ago, but I still cannot figure out who could have given this book five stars, unless they are classmates of the author, or other always loyal Dartmouth alumni. The somewhat saccharine epilogue tries to find meaning where there is and has admittedly been none and somewhat undercuts the authenticity of the book. Glad I read it; but barely so. I debated between a two star, and a three star, but had to come down on the lower number.
A must read for any recent college grad, college studnet, or potnetial HS student! A book full of humours and fun ancidotes chronically one student and his love.
Thoroughly enjoyable and thought provoking. A Must Read for those looking to gain some insight into Dartmouth student life, which is often obfuscated by the administration in its singular focus on preserving an idealistic public image.
I am writing this minutes after finishing reading Crispus Knight's book, somewhat stunned. Normally I don't write reviews online, but Three For Ship drew me in. As a graduate of New York University, the details about Dartmouth's frat culture and social environment painted a very different picture from my own college experience. Although I had some familiarity with college binge drinking culture (as most of us students and alumni would), I can't say my memories of alcohol were even near as extreme or shocking as what Chris has detailed in this brutally honest recollection.
However different our worlds seemed to us as college students, I could not help but feel a relation to the darker side of Three For Ship, in those very rare, but soul-crushing moments we have when we take a long, bitter look into the mirror. Despite the hilarious antics Chris describes in graphic detail throughout the book, it does not shy away from that darkness. As a reader, you may not relate to some of the humorous and revolting exploits of these fraternity brothers, but the misanthropic reflections of a lost youth will still hit you hard. I am not a stranger to those moments; without direction, driven by fear in the form of a drill, not digging my way out of a hole, but caving myself in deeper and navigated semi-consciously by a degree of self-loathing.
I cannot help but admire the courage of an author who can put the most vulnerable form of his past self out there for public viewing. The embarrassments he endured, detailed even as early as the book's prologue, may make you cringe or laugh, but throughout these moments empathy can be felt. Everyone experiences private moments of shame or public humiliations, but to sit down and type them out - forcing yourself to relive these moment as your fingers punch out every emotionally painful detail- takes bravery, let alone leaving all that for your friends, family, acquaintances, unknown readers, and (possibly) enemies to read.
There is absolute valor in one's willingness to share a story on this level of sincerity. In a world where most of us selectively project ourselves on social networks to show only our most flattering photos and brightest life milestones, we also value a degree of privacy - to protect the uglier sides of our lives from being seen. I can't help but feel that writing this was therapeutic for Chris, but I can't speak for him. Perhaps it was more therapeutic for me to read his story, reminding myself that I am not alone in experiencing those dark moments looking into the mirror.
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