Ada's Rules
by Alice Randall
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70%
Critic Reviews: 10
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84%
Reader Ratings: 44
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Synopsis
Terry McMillan meets Laura Esquivel in an irresistible story of one woman losing weight and finding passion where it was waiting all along.Ada Howard, the wife of the preacher at Nashville’s Full Love Baptist Tabernacle, has a whole lot of people to take care of. There’s her husband, of course, and the flock that comes with him, plus the kids at the day care where she works, two grown daughters, and two ailing parents. It’s no wonder she can’t find time to... more
About Alice Randall
- All Critics: 10
- Positive: 8
- Negative: 2
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Fresh Fiction | 8 Apr 2012
ADA'S RULES is a delightful and thought-provoking story about becoming healthier, physically, mentally and emotionally.
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Publishers Weekly | 12 Mar 2012
A heartwarming and engaging read, Ada’s story is more than that—readers following Randall’s rules will drop the pounds along with Ada, and perhaps discover something about themselves.
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Houston Style Magazine | 31 May 2012
Sometimes, the story felt preachy to me, but the presence of such a strong, perfectly flawed character made it okay.
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Kirkus Reviews | 1 May 2012
Well-intentioned and readable, but very broadly drawn and often gratingly rah-rah.
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Lighthearted Librarian's Weblog | 18 Jun 2012
Part Fiction, part Self Help, Ada’s Rules is an inspirational look at one woman’s year of self-discovery.
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While I can appreciate the author wanting to share her guide to weight loss with readers, I really wish she'd written this as either two separate books or the fictional part up front with tips for weight loss in the back or vice versa.
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BookPage | 1 May 2012
In Ada Howard, Randall has pulled off the tough trick of creating a truly relatable, deliciously complicated character.
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Nashville Scene | 10 May 2012
Breezy and humorous, Ada's Rules will appeal to fans of light contemporary fiction as well as to those interested in losing weight themselves.
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NewsRegister.com | 30 May 2012
Taken as a diet text and as a novel, I found "Ada's Rules" inspiring and useful.
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Keep the Wisdom | 5 Jul 2012
I have never come across a more realistic and sensible book about dieting...
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