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Starter for Ten

By: David Nicholls
Narrated by: Dave John
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Starter for Ten is a comedy about love, class, growing-up and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom from the author of the smash hit One Day.

It's 1985 and Brian Jackson has arrived at university with a burning ambition – to make it onto TV's foremost general knowledge quiz. But no sooner has he embarked on 'The Challenge' than he finds himself falling hopelessly in love with his team-mate, the beautiful and charismatic would-be actress, Alice Harbinson.

When Alice fails to fall for his slightly over-eager charms, Brian comes up with a foolproof plan to capture her heart once and for all. He's going to win the game, at any cost, because - after all - everyone knows that what a woman really wants from a man is a comprehensive grasp of general knowledge…©2003 David Nicholls Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Fiction Feel-Good Funny Heartfelt
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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.

One Day, this is not, but a great read and fun

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Nice and interesting coming of age story. You will find the giddy infatuation, sweet but also stupid innocence and bright-eyed joy. From the beginning I waited for Brian to struggle, that may seem almost intolerable at times, but young and naive people will get trough it.

I loved to hear all about the trouble of Brian Jackson, because of an outstanding narrator performance.

Coming Of Age

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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

a good read

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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

How did the Glaswegian accent get through??

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was ok and an easy listen
bit slow in places. characters relatable but can be a bit annoying

ok story a bit slow

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