Starter For Ten by David Nicholls
The novel follows Brian Jackson, a working-class student from Essex, as he navigates his first year at university in the mid-1980s. Eager to fit in and prove himself, Brian becomes obsessed with joining the prestigious quiz team and winning the televised University Challenge competition. Along the way, he grapples with romantic entanglements, social awkwardness, and the pressures of academic life. Through a series of humorous and often embarrassing misadventures, Brian learns valuable lessons about friendship, love, and self-discovery, ultimately realizing that true success is not just about intellectual achievement but also about personal growth and understanding.
- Published
- 2003
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 350-400
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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