![]() While Fat has a fast-moving plot, memorable characterizations, and a well-integrated setting, it ultimately fails because of the improbability of the idyllic May-December relationship. From this point on, the book loses its integrity as Rita displaces her food obsession with a compulsion to seduce Arnold, which she satisfies after a mock wedding ceremony. She turns to Arnold for solace, and responds to his concern by declaring her love for him. Desperate to capture Robert's attention, she accepts her friend Nicole's offer to act as bait, only to be devastated when the two begin a passionate affair. Rita falls in love at first glimpse with aristocratic fitness fanatic Robert Swann, a shallow Adonis who ignores her existence. ![]() Her employer is a 32-year-old eccentric loner, Arnold Bromberg, who operates a flagging cheesecake business. Grade 10-12 Sixteen-year-old Rita Formica, a 200-pound compulsive eater, takes a job as a bicycle messenger. ![]()
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