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Starter for Ten
- Narrated by: Dave John
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
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Summary
Brian has arrived at university with a stronger desire than the acquisition of knowledge: he's going to be a star of TV's hottest quiz, University Challenge. But his progress on 'The Challenge' is somewhat stymied by his growing desire for the beguiling Alice Harbison, struggling to make her mark as an actress. And as obstacles impede their affair, Brian becomes more and more convinced that only overwhelming success on the quiz show will win her.
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- StrangerC
- 12-06-18
excellent twist and turns.
this bookwas was easy car listening. had some gripping/curious sections.
will listen again.
well recomended by a friends
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- Becca J
- 25-02-21
A Great Starter for David Nicholls
I adore David's writing - I read this novel years ago, just after I devoured 'One Day'. The audiobook is highly entertaining and really does capture the essence of that first year of university. Marvellous!
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- Mr. D. J. Miles
- 30-06-21
ok story a bit slow
was ok and an easy listen
bit slow in places. characters relatable but can be a bit annoying
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- Carol
- 13-04-13
a good read
the young working class boy at university - a middle class girl, a classic scenario but well done and the way that the story hinges around University Challenge made it page turning and amusing.
Well read - it pushed all my empathy to the boy, even feeling his embarrassment in some of his more ridiculous predicaments
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- Miss T Willis
- 28-08-19
How did the Glaswegian accent get through??
Not a bad narration. But the Glaswegian accent is a real shocker. Really ought be rerecorded. My Scottish husband ran out of the room screaming with his fingers in his ears
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- Gavingks
- 23-04-13
One Day, this is not, but a great read and fun
I loved One Day and so came to this with very high expectations. Yes I was a little disappointed but actually after I got over that it was a good fun story. Loved the underlying theme that holds the story together, the games show.
Story line is obvious and linear but actually all the better for that.
A pleasure to listen to and you do grow close to the small pool of key characters.
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- Pixie
- 30-04-21
Not his best
I have enjoyed Nicholls books, but this one didn't quite hit the mark for me.
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- sea squirrel
- 17-03-24
wonderful story, dark in placed but very funny
this author writes so well. he brings the character's qualities to life in all their spotty, inept naive glory. his romantic delusions are shattered eventually and the finale makes the cringeworthy and somewhat tedious soliloquys worth ploughing through. this is the third of his I've read. well worth the time and money. Still laughing... if you like black humour you'll enjoy this. and it feels real.
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- Gerard
- 30-08-15
Confident and assured
A very assured piece of writing. Enjoyable and good to listen to. More uplifting than some of the other titles by DN. I'll look out for more.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-06-21
Very good stuff
Dave John is brilliant in this one! I have listened to all of Nicholl's audiobooks and this one has the best performance among them all!
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