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" At 16, Lara Lynn Ardeche is living out an all-American dream. The blonde-haired, blue-eyed member of the Honor Society has just been crowned Homecoming Queen and Miss Teen Pride of the South; she's got a promising future career in piano, and a fabulous boyfriend to share it with. Lara is pretty, popular, and thin--and she never stops to wonder how different her life might be if she'd been born with a less willow-esque physique. With 118 pounds on a slim and trim 5'7" frame, Lara's fairly confident that weight is something she'll never need to worry about. But a few pages and one slick twist of plot later, all that changes when a rare (and fictitious) metabolic disorder causes Lara to tip the scales at 200 pounds. Regardless of how much she exercises and how much she eats (or doesn't eat), Lara's waistline is on the rise--and Lara, her boyfriend, friends, and family are forced to expand their perspective of life, love, and beauty to match this growth.
Through the creation of the fictitious Axell-Crowne, Bennett approaches the body from an inspiringly fresh angle. What makes "Life In the Fat Lane" so unique is the thoroughness of Bennett's treatment: through Lara's eyes, we confront some of the deepest social stigmas and the most dangerous ideals within Western culture. Anorexia, bulimia, the body's relationship to sexuality and gender, and prejudice against obesity all become part of Lara's journey to a new level of self-acceptance.
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, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- fatness/blubber
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Physique
- quite fatty
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 ()
United States
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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