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    No hay más preguntas: Una intensa y divertida novela que reflexiona sobre las cosas verdaderamente importantes en la vida

    By David Nicholls

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    Estamos en 1985, y Brian se despide de sus amigos de toda la vida porque se va a estudiar a la Universidad de Bristol. Orgulloso de sus notas y de sus gustos personales, quiere comerse el mundo y seducir a su admirada Alice. Para lograr esto último se presenta a un conocido concurso de televisión, No hay más preguntas, donde deberá responder a una serie de cuestiones de cultura general. Lo que Brian no sabe es que, tal vez, no se necesitan tantos conocimientos para poder ser feliz. Porque, al fin y al cabo, ¿no es la felicidad lo más importante?
    LanguageEspañol
    PublisherMaeva Ediciones
    Release dateMay 28, 2012
    ISBN9788415532309
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    No hay más preguntas: Una intensa y divertida novela que reflexiona sobre las cosas verdaderamente importantes en la vida
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    David Nicholls

    David Nicholls, nacido en 1966 en la ciudad inglesa de Hamphshire, estudió literatura inglesa y teatro en la Universidad de Bristol. Ha publicado tres novelas, entre ellas el éxito de ventas internacional Siempre el mismo día, con más de un millón de ejemplares vendidos solo en Gran Bretaña, y adaptado al cine por la norteamericana Lone Schiefeld. También es escritor de guiones para la televisión y el cine. No hay más preguntas es su primera novela y fue originalmente publicada en su país en el año 2003. Tuvo una excelente acogida tanto de crítica como de público y también fue adaptada a la gran pantalla. 

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    • 4/5
      (The book's title refers to a Jeopardy-like college-bowl game show.) The main character of this coming-of-age story is a painfully geeky 18-year-old entering his first year at college. His narration is so clever and silly, I had to giggle out loud. Sweet book, and easy to read.
    • 4/5
      A good read, some really cringy moments that every tweeny (teenager going on twenty's) can relate too. I kept my judgment on the female lead until near the end thinking that maybe she might pull though, but I was happy with the ending. No spoilers here... but interesing!
    • 2/5
      My expectations were not particularly high, nor was I thrilled to be reading this. Why? Well, I acquired a copy of One Day from a used bookstore and read it a while back, because I was really excited for. Unfortunately, I largely hated it. To find out why, read my review here. Starter for Ten has a lot of the same issues, but I did enjoy it a bit more, finding the characters to be a smidgen less obnoxious and the desperation a bit less unforgivable in a younger main character.

      Oddly enough, what Starter for Ten reminds me most of is some of John Green's books, namely Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns. What these books share is a young male lead, though Brian in Nicholls' book is in college rather than high school, who is obsessed with a mysterious, experienced, unreachable girl. For this reason, these are my least favorite Green novels, though I still quite like them. I just can't bond quite as much with the books when I loathe the 'heroine' so much, and when the MC, otherwise intelligent and awesome, will not just get over this girl who obviously does not want him, but wants to string him along to increase her self-worth, which is low despite being the most gorgeous creature ever to enter that institution of learning. Ugh.

      Of course, Green's books are saved by the other characters. They're pretty much all seriously entertaining and funny, people I wouldn't mind meeting. Unfortunately, this is not the case with Starter for Ten. Brian is SUCH A PATHETIC PRAT. Phew. Had to get that out. Seriously, though. He's a really smart guy, as shown by all of the trivia, but he has pretty much no social skills and no common sense. He gets terrible grades at University, because he spends pretty much all of his time mooning over Alice, THE girl, and writing her what is assuredly the worst poetry ever composed. Thank goodness Nicholls spared us that!

      Alice is apparently the prettiest girl in school, sexually experienced, and desired by pretty much every male on campus. Brian is skinny, may have the worst acne ever, and seriously questionable style. I don't know what the 'grandpa shirts' he's constantly going on about are, but I seriously doubt clothing of that name is going to help bring the ladies to the yard. This discrepancy in their social status and skills made most of the book seem unbelievable to me. I just could not buy that Alice would voluntarily spend time with Brian.

      Sure, she might be nice enough to keep him interested if they happened to show up to the same party or at trivia practice. In what world, though, does this girl invite that guy to her house over the holiday? Why would she keep hanging out with him after he said something super awkward to her mother? There's just no way that Alice and Brian would be as close as they are in the book. It's not just their attractiveness; she really doesn't seem to like him much, which I can certainly understand. And, whatever he may say, Brian really only likes her for her beauty, as all he really ever commends her for is being gorgeous.

      All the time, of course, the one character I actually liked, Rebecca, a snarky Scot, is pining after Brian for some reason. With an awesome girl right there, he just continues to go after the girl he so obviously is not going to get in the end. It's great that unlike in One Day it's a guy desperate for a girl's love, but that reversal is undone by the fact that, awful though he is, a woman is waiting for him even more patiently. Sigh.

      Please note, though, that there are good things about this book as well. For one thing, Nicholls is an incredibly talented writer. If he wrote characters I found less entirely obnoxious, I would LOVE his books. I read so much for character. Seriously, check out the quote. I love that, and it really does encapsulate the feelings of going off to college. If you're in it more for the writing, DEFINITELY read Nicholls. He's also delightfully British, which isn't so much a talent, but I enjoy it immensely.

      If you're interested in this book, please do not let me scare you off unless you have similar taste in books, because way more people love Nicholls' books than dislike them. In this case, I am definitely in a minority.
    • 4/5
      This is the story of Brian, a young man from a working class background in 80s Britain and his first year at University. During this time he escapes his dysfunctional home, falls in love, joins the University Challenge team, and makes a complete eejit of himself.The story itself isn't anything ground-breaking. In fact, it's very predictable. But what is most enjoyable is that the author has managed to write a novel that completely evokes the mood of the 80s. Brian starts University in 1985, and I started in 1986. This novel describes exactly what it was like at the time.For this reason, and because I can empathise in particular with the character of Rebecca, I found this a very enjoyable read.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book! The humorous and scarcastic nature of this book had me laughing out loud. Brian is a character I think we can all relate too at some point or another. You help but feel sorry for this kid and you end up laughing at some of situations he gets himself into.
    • 5/5
      A very funny coming of age story. Having not seen the film I can't tell you how it compares but the novel itself is engaging, witty and compelling reading. Set in 1985, Brian Jackson has reached the dizzy heights of first year English Literature at University. The story starts with the last night with his mates, Spencer and Tone. He goes to University looking for a challenge and gets it in the form of University Challenge, a show he watched religiously with his now dead dad. Brian falls for Alice Harbinson, who is everything he isn't - upperclass, beautiful, wealthy and conceited. He can't see it though and misses opportunities along the road to disaster, also known as falling in love with Alice. The 'cap' scene is incredibly funny though! The book is cleverly written and the occasional quote at the start of different sections reflects the themes succintly. On first picking up this book I was unsure what to expect as it is covered with recommendations, which usually has the opposite effect on me and puts me off. However, whilst some of them may well be exaggerated hype on the whole they are accurate. It is funny, you will most likely laugh out loud and if you are from the generation at University in the 80s, it will have more significance. Very well written with believable characters, you will sympathise and empathise with some of them along Brian's journey.
    • 4/5
      Saw the movie, really enjoyed the book.Sweet, mid 1980's story of Brian Jackson and his turbulent times at University and his attempts at love and loss as well as fulfilling his childhood dream of being on "University Challenge."
    • 4/5
      "A little strange and unsettling, like seeing Stalin on a skateboard"Brian Jackson embarks on the great British coming-of-age adventure that is going to university. Desperate to honour his blue-collar father's memory by making the University Challenge team, he is equipped with a grand array of general knowledge, but probably not sufficient social knowledge to cope with the beautiful blonde from Suffolk and the angry Glaswegian socialist, never mind with how his mates back home will treat him.This bittersweet tale encompasses most of Brian's first year at university, and has been made into a movie starring the lovely James McAvoy quite recently (I do wish that man would make a film with his proper Scottish accent).My reaction to this book is very much in two parts - a reaction to the humour, and to the rest of it. I loved the humour - it's that classic dry, awkward, self-deprecating, terribly British humour:"The University Experience. I like the word experience. It makes it sound like a ride at Alton Towers""a sort of foppish, cavalier look that makes it almost look as if he's mislaid his rapier""my digs look as if they've been dug"; "the room has the appeal and ambience of a murder scene"The plot is pretty much exactly as in the film - Essex boy goes to university in undisclosed town (assumed to be Bath/Bristol/Reading), has first-year-type romantic misadventures, regularly has no money, gets on the University Challenge team, and Screws Up in rather dramatic fashion. I don't have much to say about the plot because I saw the film so recently, but I kept turning the pages even though I knew what was going to happen (which must be a sign of good writing!), and Nicholls does nail the British University Experience:"I suppose that posh-boys-in-drag must be one of the inevitable miseries of living in a university town."Sadly, yes, it is. An inevitable misery even just for other students."I want to hold passionate but reasoned debates around wooden kitchen tables, saying things like "define your terms" and "your premise is patently specious" and then suddenly discover that the sun's come up and we've been talking all night"I've done that - on New Year's Eve just gone (so admittedly, after finishing uni) with uni friends and a wooden dining table; and several times at uni, usually in kitchens with no tables and dear friends who shall remain nameless gesticulating wildly with cooking implements while describing complex mathematical concepts and/or arguments for and against the existence of a deity.Beside the point.The characters are fun - I think Brian is a bit complex, but maybe I'm just not good at being inside the head of a 19-year-old boy. Alice and Rebecca are both well-constructed girls, and Patrick, Spencer and the various other cast members are all credible, angsty students/teenagers.Clever writing and lots of fun.
    • 3/5
      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.
    • 4/5
      Blinking heck! What an ending. This is worth reading just for that.
    • 5/5
      This story of an undergraduate and his ambition of appearing on University Challenge was a joy from start to finish. The narrative voice – all gauche bravado – was absolutely spot on, and as an undergraduate myself during the 1980s when the book was set, I enjoyed the many cultural references.At one point the story heads off into the sort of tired protagonist-lets-down-friend scenario I recognised from several other books, notably The Devil Wears Prada, and I thought ‘oh no’, but actually it wasn’t overdone.I laughed pretty much constantly – the cringeworthy situations central character Brian gets himself into are hilarious, it seemed he couldn’t tell a joke without it being taken the wrong way. Terrific entertainment.
    • 4/5
      I bought this having thoroughly enjoyed 'One Day' by the same author. I had already seen the TV drama adapted from the novel, which meant that I knew what was going to happen, but I don't think this detracted too much from my enjoyment of the book, which I found humorous and evocative. (I guess it would have been even more evocative had I been a student in the Eighties rather than the Sixties.)The hero Brian Jackson is a working class lad who fulfils an ambition to make it to university (is his name a deliberate allusion to the author of the seminal 'Education and the Working Class'?), and then an even greater ambition to appear on 'University Challenge'. He has many more downs than ups, however, including a barely-requited love of a beautiful girl, conflict with his old school friend, and a disaster on the TV programme he loves. Nichols manages to keep the plot moving and engaging despite his character's constant angst about everything from his acne to the way his books should be arranged in his bedroom.There are some great one-liners, as you'd expect from an author who is well-known for TV comedy. Just one example: Jackson is invited to spend New Year at the home of his 'girlfriend' Alice, and is awed by this large rambling house. 'Opening the wardrobe, I half expect to find Narnia.'Nichols offers some superb set-pieces too - a riff on the awkwardness of group conversations; reflections on the loss of virginity - which make me think of him as a latter-day David Lodge, who also often takes university life as his subject.This is a first novel, and it is not entirely satisfying - the ending, for example, is predictable and lacks a coda - but it is funny, very well-observed, and makes a rewarding read.
    • 4/5
      Our book club started with this title. I was a bit worried it would be too light and perhaps put people off, but in fact it was perfect. It's a very funny book about the teenage undergraduate experience. Set in the early 80's the references to music and fashion and of course to University Challenge gave it a real feel for the times as well. Highly recommended.
    • 3/5
      I read this book because I loved Nicholls' book "One Day". This book did not meet my high expectations. Originally I assumed the book was about a dinner party or a group of friends. I read "starter" to mean a starter as in appetizers. An appetizer for ten. Sounded interesting.The reality is that the book title was meant to suggest a popular British past-time, quizzes. Okay, so that, too, could have provided a great title and theme for a book. Quizzes are popular at the university level and are watched by many people as they are televized on the BBC as "University Challenge". Local pubs also host quiz nights. My husband and I attended one such night at the Christmas dinner hosted by the American's women's group of which I was a part while we lived in Surrey, England.Most of the chapters begin with a starter question. The chapter that follows then generally has something to do with that topic.The general theme of the book is cheating. The main character, Brian Jackson, embarks upon his first year at university. We get to watch as Brian adapts to all the new things that university life brings. Brian's dad died when he was very young. Brian's mom hasn't dated since. When Brian returns home for the "hols" (holiday break) he learns that his mom is in a relationship with a family friend. Brian has to relearn how to relate to his friends back home since he is now a college-man and they aren't. Brian also attempts a couple of relationships with females; but Brian really isn't mature enough for such situations.Brian's dad's favourite things to do was to watch University Challenge on the BBC. It has secretly been Brian's wish to make the UC team when he goes away to university. Brian makes the team. Making the team, however, isn't enough. But will Brian prove to be mature enough for it? That is what you will find out if you read this book.I won't spoil the ending but I will state that I did not enjoy the direction the author took in ending the book. I was really disappointed when I compared it to how greatly I loved his title "One Day".
    • 3/5
      I read this after I read 'One Day' by the same author. It's funny in places but I found the protagonist to be completely unlikeable. If you knew this person in real life you'd cross to the other side of the road to avoid bumping into him. I think the author was trying to portray Brian as an awkward teen who's trying to find his place in the world but he really just comes across as a knob. The character of Dexter in One Day is a much better portrayal of teen (and 20's and 30's) awkwardness; he acts like a knob but I found him endearing whereas I couldn't connect to Brian at all. Most of the situations he finds himself in are familiar to most people and of course people do mess up and make a fool of themselves. It should be funny though whereas in 'Starter for ten' it's just tragic - car crash reading really - and you don't actually want to root for him getting the girl or winning 'The Challenge' (another thing that annoyed me was the character constantly refering to University Challange as 'The Challange' - only a pillock would do that!) In short read 'One Day' instead of this - it is a much better book, has great characters and is ten times funnier and is quite thought provoking. Watch the film of 'Starter for ten' instead of reading the book. It's actually quite a good adaptation and although I think that James McAvoy is slightly too old to play Brian he does manage to portray him without me wanting to punch his teeth in!
    • 5/5
      England, 1985. Brian Jackson is 18 and off to his first year at university. Brian is geeky but so wants to be cool, and what follows is absolutely hilarious. Brian is smart, witty, good-hearted, but he doesn't see that, so he is continuously getting himself in awkward situations or embarrassing situations because he just tries too hard. It brought back memories of that age and how painful it was to learn everything the hard way. It has been a long time since I laughed out loud this often when reading a book. Highly recommended coming-of-age story.
    • 4/5
      Nicholls is the master of English embarrasment - there were scenes in this book so mortifying I found myself hiding my face under a pillow until the cringing stopped. This excruciatingly funny novel follows the catastrophically gauche Brian through his first year at Bristol Uni - it explores the differences between the life we think we deserve, the one we're living and the one we always imagined. I love this novel - and not just because I'm an ex Bristolian.
    • 5/5
      As someone who went to University in the 70s, from a similar background to Brian Jackson, the book's main character, I felt for him as he tried to make his way at University and make friends. The books is at turns hilarious and cringeworthy and accurately, in my experience, portrays life at an English university in the 70s/80s. The title of course refers to University Challenge, the still-running TV quiz for university students in which Brian aspires to compete and ultimately does, but with a twist. Highly recommended, especially for those who attended, or know people who attended, a British university in the 70s and 80s.
    • 2/5
      Brian Jackson, unworldly, slightly geeky, Kate Bush fan with bad skin, is off to University. Leaving Southend and his two best friends from school he is heading for the font of knowledge and he can hardly wait...And while he's there he's planning to go for a place on the University's 'University Challenge' team.There was a lot to love about this book. Brian Jackson starts University in 1984 (2 years before I did), and he is a likable 'everyman' character (well I identified strongly with him anyway!). The book revolves around a number of excruciatingly uncomfortable set pieces where Brian tries just too darn hard. But sometimes I have to admit the embarrassing bits were just too embarrassing and I skimmed through them very quickly, just to get the pain over with.Aldous Huxley used to write about events that he called 'floaters'. These were events which probably everyone else had forgotten about, but which were so embarrassing to you that, sometimes, quite unbidden and without warning they would return to haunt you years sending a frisson of embarrassment through you all over again. Many of Brian's adventures were likely to be his own personal floaters in the future, and they were similar enough to some of the events in my own life to resurrect some floaters of my own!!Summarising this book, the threads are:i. Young man goes to University, excited to taste the new opportunities that life is about to afford him.ii. Our hero meets many new faces, including a woman of obvious charm and beauty who likes him. He falls in love, to much comic affectiii. A television game show ensues.I read this book at the recommendation of my wife, and I did at one point indicate that I would be very disappointed if the resolution of the story was a particular way. It did end up like that, but it was so well structured that all the bad points I feared didn't arise, and the ending felt natural and uplifting...And while I do sympathize with Brian a lot, I always preferred Joni Mitchell to Kate Bush...
    • 3/5
      This story is definitely well written. It is frequently hilarious and clever. It's just that Nicholls' taste of humour is a bit too painful for me. I often cringed and had my toes curled, so to speak. I didn't like Brian at all. Actually I liked none of the characters much. Although Nicholls is obviously a talented writer, I wouldn't recommend this book.
    • 4/5
      It's the mid-80's, and Brian Jackson, a somewhat nerdy, "wanker" type is anxious to head off to university. Having lost his dad when he was on the cusp of adolescence, he hopes to do him proud by qualifying for the University Challenge TV quiz show. In the meantime, he tries to fit in at university, and when he meets the beautiful Alice, he's determined to win her over as more than just a friend.This was kind of a sleeper hit for me. It's one of Nicholls' lesser-known novels -- his first, actually. I devoured this book on audio in just a few days' time and was laughing out loud through a large portion of it. Brian's character can be annoyingly clueless sometimes, but some of the British dialogue and humor really was laugh-out-loud funny. The reader for this audiobook, Erik Steele, did a great job. This novel is also known by its British title, Starter for Ten, and I just realized there's a movie adaptation. Guess where I'm headed next?!