THE HALLELUJAH SIDE is the funny, heartwarming, and "holy" original story of Roxanne Fish, a little girl growing up in 1950s Iowa in a Bible-quotin...
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Feb 21, 2011
Joanne
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Young Roxanne Fish is part of a saved evangelical family; all others are sinners. This is her story as a 1950’s pastor’s daughter in Iowa and then California. I found Roxy’s vivid imagination and daydreams of awaiting the Rapture difficult to grasp and akin to Alice in Wonderland (which I also didn’t enjoy reading). Roxy’s no angel either with her sneaking around, some drinking (she’s about 11) and stealing pearls that are given in a church offering. There are allusions that her mother was
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Dec 16, 2009
Cynthia
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The Fish family of the First Assemblies of God Church of Ames, Iowa, as told by Roxanne Fish. As recommended by Marla, who likes a little humor with her spirituality.
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Aug 12, 2009
Marvin
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An amusing story that draws extensively on the language of Pentecostalism. A nine-year-old girl struggles to be saved & filled with the Holy Spirit & against temptation to sing rock & roll music. The author mostly goes for the emotions--laughs & empathy--rather than bigger ideas. On the other hand, she does not abuse (nor romanticize--well, not too much) Pentecostalism. It's not an important book, but it is an enjoyable one for people who know something of the tradition--probably less for those
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Jun 02, 2008
Margie
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Comes close to being a very good, funny book. But the limited viewpoint of the narrator comes off as a constraint.
The perspective is limited to that of Roxanne Fish, a young girl who believes the Rapture is coming any day now. Probably tonight. Her naivete coupled with the extent to which her family and neighbors are crazy make for what should be a rollicking romp through growing up in the 50s in an evangelical household. But much of it is just confusing. And because Roxanne h More...
The perspective is limited to that of Roxanne Fish, a young girl who believes the Rapture is coming any day now. Probably tonight. Her naivete coupled with the extent to which her family and neighbors are crazy make for what should be a rollicking romp through growing up in the 50s in an evangelical household. But much of it is just confusing. And because Roxanne h More...
Mar 24, 2009
Allison
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Interesting story...I liked the development of Roxanne, but overall I didn't come away with strong feelings about the novel one way or another.
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