Fatso

by Lars Ramslie

Rino is fat, ambitionless & a 34-year-old virgin. He is also obsessed with sex. Living in a flat owned by his father, he lacks the necessary social skills & charm to reverse his situation. But when his father lets out one of the rooms in his apartment to a young girl, Rino is forced to re-enter the human stratosphere.

Genres: Fiction, Roman, Novels

338 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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[Lily Izadi · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Kristin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Grei underholdning, spesielt for unge voksne.

[Ingrid Gundersen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kvalmende fantastisk

[Gabriela · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

[Janette Laffan · Rating 4 out of 5]

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 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 5 out of 5]

HVA FAEN? Love it!

[Anders Eugen · Rating 4 out of 5]

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