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aoutrance 's review for:
The Hiding Place
by Corrie ten Boom
The foreword, preface and introduction of this edition were so overt about their evangelism and religiosity that I was concerned I would not be able to enjoy this memoir as it stood, but I see now that The Hiding Place offers a more common human experience than just Christianity, even if that part was overwhelmingly present. Those authors felt the depth of it through their religious similarities, whereas I enjoyed it by merit of a story about courageous deeds and kindness in the face of overwhelming adversity. Neither is wrong, but I was relieved that it is more even-keeled than I suspected. I can appreciate that people draw strength from different things.
If Corrie had not mentioned she was a spinster "of a certain age" (forty-five, to be exact) in the very beginning, I would have assumed she was sixteen at the very oldest. Her mein and comportment reminded me of an innocent young girl in literature, excitable about how her new party dress fit and riding a bike to her sister's house. Actually, it reminds me of a formulaic YA novel - innocent teenage girl faces unspeakable horror and tragedy, powering through it by virtue of inner strength and force of will (but no love triangle). Maybe this true story is where it all started, decades ago. Maybe I'm just a cynical modern woman.
Regardless, The Hiding Place does tell an incredible story of a kind-hearted family who aided dozens of displaced asylum seekers during WWII and faced the unjustifiable punishment for it with bravery. It's worth reading, because what happened must be remembered.
If Corrie had not mentioned she was a spinster "of a certain age" (forty-five, to be exact) in the very beginning, I would have assumed she was sixteen at the very oldest. Her mein and comportment reminded me of an innocent young girl in literature, excitable about how her new party dress fit and riding a bike to her sister's house. Actually, it reminds me of a formulaic YA novel - innocent teenage girl faces unspeakable horror and tragedy, powering through it by virtue of inner strength and force of will (but no love triangle). Maybe this true story is where it all started, decades ago. Maybe I'm just a cynical modern woman.
Regardless, The Hiding Place does tell an incredible story of a kind-hearted family who aided dozens of displaced asylum seekers during WWII and faced the unjustifiable punishment for it with bravery. It's worth reading, because what happened must be remembered.