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Rodalena Reviews: The Fault in Our Stars
“That’s part of what I like about the book in some ways. It portrays death truthfully. You die in the middle of your life, in the middle of a sentence” Before I begin, I want to thank Esther Earl and...
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Rodalena Reviews: The Red Tent
“If you want to understand any woman you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully.” -Anita Diamant, The Red Tent Genesis 34: 1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto...
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Rodalena Rants: Why is There No Small?
Chelly and I braved the frigid Houston temperatures yesterday (stop laughing. Stop it) to go to Target. (We needed groceries, none of which required a produce section, the meat department or an...
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Rodalena Reviews: I am Malala
These kids today… If you are one of those folks who think the kids wandering around this planet today are pretty much a mess, or if you’re a parent looking for ways to support and inspire your children...
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Rodalena Reviews: The Judge
Ally and I love movies. When we went to see Guardians of the Galaxy together, we saw a preview for The Judge, and we looked at each other and said, “Oh yes.” We finally saw the film earlier this week....
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Rodalena Reviews: Nightcrawler
There is a thin line between ambition and madness. “What if my problem wasn’t that I don’t understand people but that I don’t like them? What if I was the kind of person who was obliged to hurt you for...
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Rodalena Reviews: Exodus: Gods and Kings
Exodus: Gods and Kings was epically long. It had epic sets, epic costumes, and epic special effects. It also Hoovered. Epically. We were interrupted about twenty minutes into the film by the...
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Rodalena Reviews: Doc
Doc is Mary Doria Russell’s foray into the Wild West. It seems to be her aim in life to leave me a blubbering pile of mush when I finish her novels, but, I must say, the emotional roller coaster is...
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Rodalena Reviews: Go Set a Watchman
(Note to reader: the following review includes vague spoilers; the linked articles give specific ones.) Even a piece of fiction can break your heart. Reading Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman is like...
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Josh and Anna, or Jacob and Leah
Anna Duggar is the Leah of our time. To quote the poetic Rich Mullins for those unfamiliar with the story: Jacob and Two Women Jacob, he loved Rachel and Rachel, she loved him And Leah was just there...
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Rodalena Reviews: War Room
Oops…wrong War Room. As I sat in the theater watching the (predominantly faith-based) film previews before War Room started, the couples nearest to me could be heard commenting. “Well, it looks like...
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