Starter For Ten: The debut novel by the author of ONE DAY and YOU ARE HERE
Autor David Nichollsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 iul 2004
⭐ Now in paperback: David Nicholls's new novel You Are Here ⭐
Starter for Ten: a comedy about love, class, growing up and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom
'Painfully funny'
ELLE
'Hugely entertaining'
DAILY MAIL
'Wincingly good'
TIME OUT
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 teammate, 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 . . .
ONE OF BRITAIN'S MOST ACCLAIMED WRITERS
'One of the most astute chroniclers of England as it is now'
FINANCIAL TIMES
'An uncanny ability to make us laugh out loud, but also care passionately about his characters'
DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Nicholls writes with such tender precision about love'
THE TIMES
'No one else writes novels that are both relatable and revelatory in the way he does'
EVENING STANDARD
'Genuinely brilliant'
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780340734872
ISBN-10: 0340734876
Pagini: 383
Ilustrații: n/a
Dimensiuni: 126 x 198 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton
Colecția Sceptre
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0340734876
Pagini: 383
Ilustrații: n/a
Dimensiuni: 126 x 198 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton
Colecția Sceptre
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Recenzii
Clever and well-written . . . Nicholls' portrayal of student affectations is accurate and funny
Brilliant . . . we would recommend it to anyone
A funny, touching novel reminiscent of the classic film Gregory's Girl with an authentic 1980s backdrop
Hugely entertaining
Nicholls delineates the whole university experience . . . But he does the serious bits well, too, and the fatherless teenager pulling himself up by his bootstraps, hopelessly out of his depth, is warmly evoked
A bittersweet coming-of-age tale . . . A fine, funny book
I laughed a lot
Wincingly good . . . spry, affecting
Hilarious . . . you won't be able to put it down
Painfully funny
I feel for Starter for Ten as I do for the pick'n'mix counter: nostalgic, giddy, happy, sick and then devastated when there is none left. I could not put this book down. I love it. Literally
Warm and funny . . . hilarious
Highly engaging
Wonderful . . . Nicholls recreates all the cringingly embarrassing moments students endure on the university bandwagon - the wild parties, tentative friendships and romantic interludes - with superb powers of characterisation. It's a fun-filled trip down memory lane for all students, with more than a touch of pathos
Hugely (and deservedly) hyped . . . Achingly funny
I laughed out loud, I cringed in recognition, and more than once I paused in admiration at an observation so wry, so on the money, I wondered why it had never occurred to me before
For conjuring up all those cringeworthy moments of youth, this read is unrivalled
Relentlessly delightful
Absolutely fabulous . . . brilliantly funny
Toe-curlingly embarrassing and cleverly observed . . . it'll have you wincing and laughing simultaneously. Fabulous
Wonderfully written . . . This is a lovely look back at a time when you were young enough to think that anything could happen
Starter for Ten is the debut of the year; a recommendation repeated by all who come in contact with it . . . Trust us, you'll love it
What a delight . . . David Nicholls is enormously talented, he has an exquisite eye for details, humour and the ridiculous
I absolutely loved Starter for Ten
Moving, wickedly observed, warm, uplifting and above all blindingly funny, Starter for Ten hits the spot time after time. Read this book
Brilliant . . . made me blush with remembered agonies [of university life]
This funny tale . . . will have you laughing out loud
Brilliant . . . we would recommend it to anyone
A funny, touching novel reminiscent of the classic film Gregory's Girl with an authentic 1980s backdrop
Hugely entertaining
Nicholls delineates the whole university experience . . . But he does the serious bits well, too, and the fatherless teenager pulling himself up by his bootstraps, hopelessly out of his depth, is warmly evoked
A bittersweet coming-of-age tale . . . A fine, funny book
I laughed a lot
Wincingly good . . . spry, affecting
Hilarious . . . you won't be able to put it down
Painfully funny
I feel for Starter for Ten as I do for the pick'n'mix counter: nostalgic, giddy, happy, sick and then devastated when there is none left. I could not put this book down. I love it. Literally
Warm and funny . . . hilarious
Highly engaging
Wonderful . . . Nicholls recreates all the cringingly embarrassing moments students endure on the university bandwagon - the wild parties, tentative friendships and romantic interludes - with superb powers of characterisation. It's a fun-filled trip down memory lane for all students, with more than a touch of pathos
Hugely (and deservedly) hyped . . . Achingly funny
I laughed out loud, I cringed in recognition, and more than once I paused in admiration at an observation so wry, so on the money, I wondered why it had never occurred to me before
For conjuring up all those cringeworthy moments of youth, this read is unrivalled
Relentlessly delightful
Absolutely fabulous . . . brilliantly funny
Toe-curlingly embarrassing and cleverly observed . . . it'll have you wincing and laughing simultaneously. Fabulous
Wonderfully written . . . This is a lovely look back at a time when you were young enough to think that anything could happen
Starter for Ten is the debut of the year; a recommendation repeated by all who come in contact with it . . . Trust us, you'll love it
What a delight . . . David Nicholls is enormously talented, he has an exquisite eye for details, humour and the ridiculous
I absolutely loved Starter for Ten
Moving, wickedly observed, warm, uplifting and above all blindingly funny, Starter for Ten hits the spot time after time. Read this book
Brilliant . . . made me blush with remembered agonies [of university life]
This funny tale . . . will have you laughing out loud