Fatso

by Lars Ramslie

Rino er tykk, har ingen ambisjoner, bor i en leilighet som faren hans eier, og han har nesten ingen venner. Han er verken sjarmerende eller spesielt snill, og dessuten tenker han på sex. Nesten hele tiden. En dag bestemmer faren at det blir for dyrt å ha ham boende alene i leiligheten, og leier ut et av rommene til en jente. Dermed blir livet snudd på hodet for Rino. Det som venter ham er overraskelser han sent vil glemme.

Genres: Fiction, Roman, Novels

344 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Lars Ramslie (born 1974) is a Norwegian novelist. He made his literary début in 1997 with the novel Biopsi, for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. His novel Fatso from 2003 was basis for a film from 2008.

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Reviews

[Julie Eilén]

Rino er en utrolig provoserende, men samtidig veldig troverdig karakter. Jeg hater denne boka, men jeg tror egentlig det er meningen.

[Lily Izadi]

A book that gives a perspective of a incredibly specific group, often ignored, and who suffer from being a misunderstood minority in society. An insight to the life of a desperate, and lonely man and how isolation and no human contact may affect someone's behaviour and mind structure. It teaches you to remember not to judge people from the outside for things they may have done in the past, but try to include them and get to know them. You never know what people go through and how lonely they might be.

[Ingrid Gundersen]

Kvalmende fantastisk

[Gabriela]

Lettlest, morsomme beskrivelser og språk. Lite tilfredsstillende siste tredjedel og slutt, da den ble noe rotete.

[Janette Laffan]

I found the characters to be very true to life. The book goes very deeply into the psyche of the main character and narrator, Rino. The other characters, not so deeply but as they are realistic, warts and all, it makes it easier to form an assumption of how they are. It's a poignant tale of love (or lack of it), loneliness, desperation and hope.

A quick read. A good read for those who like to try understand the nature of the human.

[Samuel]

One thing I'll say for this book is that the character of Rino was so well-channeled by the author that it could only be somewhat autobiographical. Seldom have I read a character and totally believed in them like I did with Rino. On the other hand, the self-loathing lark did become a bit persistent and drove away from the plot (which was annoyingly predictable).

[Gjermund Hauge]

Denne var jo ikke så verst. Filmen var riktignok styggdårlig, men boka var gøy.

[Naná Lieđđi]

HVA FAEN? Love it!

[Anders Eugen]

det er her jeg har fått kvinnesynet mitt fra, neida, men kul bok