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Starter for Ten

by: David Nicholls (author)

The year is 1985. Brian Jackson, a working-class kid on full scholarship, has started his first term at university. He has a dark secret—a long-held, burning ambition to appear on the wildly popular British TV quiz show University Challenge—and now, finally, it seems the dream is about to become... show more

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Format: Paperback

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Pages no: 473

Edition language: English

Category:

Young Adult, Novels, Humor, Comedy, Book Club, Adult Fiction, Romance, Adult, Coming Of Age, Contemporary

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Hol rated it

9 years ago

http://holliem85.booklikes.com Hol 2.5 Starter For Ten by David Nicholls

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I was more than a bit pissed when I realised it’s January 16th and I’ve only read two books. Two bloddy books! And neither of them have been that good, either. From here on out I’m dedicating a lot more time to reading. Anyway, back to the book. Ever since I read One Day by David Nicholls I’ve bee...

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Bücherdiele rated it

11 years ago

http://Callso.booklikes.com Bücherdiele 4.5 Kurzweilige, gute Unterhaltung aus England

text Kurzweilige, gute Unterhaltung aus England

David Nicholls ist toll. Das hat er - meiner Meinung nach - spätestens mit diesem Roman bewiesen. Dieses Buch hat tatsächlich die selbe Klasse und die ähnlich hohe Qualität, den ähnlichen Unterhaltungswert wie "Zwei an einem Tag". Der Stil von Nicholls ist so wundervoll unterhaltsam, so leicht und...

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Wyvernfriend Reads rated it

12 years ago

http://wyvernfriend.booklikes.com Wyvernfriend Reads 3.0 Starter for Ten

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don't remember being this bad but I probably was Guy from Essex is the first person in his family and area to go to college, this is the story of his life, loves and mistakes.

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tmwstw rated it

12 years ago

http://tmwstw.booklikes.com tmwstw 3.0 Starter for Ten: A Novel

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Disappointed, "One Day" is a far better written and a better story.

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Butterfly Kisses rated it

13 years ago

http://Vir.booklikes.com Butterfly Kisses 3.0

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No hay más preguntas es una novela con un protagonista un tanto peculiar que nos contará sus vivencias en su primer año de universidad, y cómo estas le enseñaron una importante lección: el conocimiento no siempre significa sabiduría. Un libro ameno y entretenido, con buenas dosis de humor.http://lav...

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