chicagoliz 's review for:

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom

4.0

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I read this book for my book club, and after reading quite a few reviews noting the heavy hand of religion, I was really concerned. (Plus the edition of the book our bookstore sold was from some Christian publisher, and our bookstore is not religious, nor is our book club.) I considered not even reading it, because I was worried it would be too preachy and pushing of religion. Perhaps because I knew this going in, all of the religious references did not bother me. This book is memoir, so all of the religious statements were how she interpreted the events. In places, the book jumped too much in time, and I'm skeptical of some of the details, given that it was written long after the events described. However, her story is an interesting one, and she seems like a fantastic woman who helped many people. From what I read, she seems to embody what Christianity should be -- the helping of other people and dealing with traumatic events and the concern for humanity. So, I'll give it four stars. It greatly exceeded my expectations.