46 reviews for:

Our Narrow Hiding Places

Kristopher Jansma

3.87 AVERAGE

bnevans4's review

4.0

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

dmfsharp's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

amcutchin's review

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

andiesmith's review

3.0

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Book: Our Narrow Hiding Places 

Format: Print 

Goodread Giveaways 

 

Eighty-year-old Mieke Geborn’s grandson, Will, and his wife, Teru, show up for a visit. Will startes asking questions about Mieke’s life and family secrets from when she was a child. She grew up in coastal Holland. There, in the last years of World War II, she survived the Hunger Winter. 

 

audjfield13's review

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

lottie1803's review

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ek2011's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

craftyanty's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A compelling WWII story which includes a less compelling modern-day timeline that is used to bring intergenerational trauma to light. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Antisemitism

essg's review

3.5

hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

timetoread_more's review

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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A beautiful, poetic tale, I can't even explain why this moved me so. But I'm crying as I finish this.Thank you, Kristopher Jansma, for sharing this story with us.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, War