The Hiding Place (DELUXE CHRISTIAN CLASSICS) by Corrie Ten Boom
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Book Reviews of The Hiding Place (DELUXE CHRISTIAN CLASSICS)
Book Review: MASTERFULLY WRITTEN!
Summary: 5 Stars
The story of Corrie Ten Boom was verbally passed on to me by my parents who served overseas during World War II. However, to read the actual account is an experience like few others. "The Hiding Place is a masterpiece and hopefully will remain in print for many years to come.Corrie Ten Boom was the daughter of a Dutch watchmaker. The lessons she learned from her father are likely the very lessons which helped her surivive the horrendous attrocities of Hitler's concentration camp at Ravensbruck. He taught her about love, humanity, courage and forgiveness. Corrie's father also taught her that happiness comes from within and not at the hands of others; a lesson which undoubtedly helped her come to terms with life as a survivor.
As a leader of the Dutch Underground, Corrie and her family hid Jews from the Nazis up until the time the entire family was arrested and placed in a concentration camp. Corrie was the only member of her family to survive. The increcible story presented in this book is one of faith, courage, humanity and forgiveness. The book is well-written, emotional, far more deserving of a five-star rating and highly recommended reading. Another excellent account of personal life inside Hitler's concentration camps is "Children of the Flames," which tells the stories of how twins were treated inside the camps.
Book Review: Powerful Story of Faith
Summary: 5 Stars
I haven't read this particular edition of Corrie Ten Boom's book but I assume it's pretty close to the older edition I checked out from my church's library. Anyway, "The Hiding Place" is an extremely powerful book illustrating both the power of forgiveness and the extent of human savegry. Corrie Ten Boom's story is both personal and inspiring. I can't imagine the hardship she endured as she experienced one of the worst crimes in human history (The Holocaust).
Sadly, the fall of NAZI Germany wasn't the end of man's inhumanity to man. I would also like to encourage readers to read "The Pastor's Wife" by Sabina Wurmbrand (and/or some books by her husband Richard). There is also a very nice abridged version of "The Gulag Archipelago" by Alexander Solzenhitzen for those who want a very chilling glimpse of another totalitarian regiem. That book has some uplifting Christian thought as well (it is mostly concerned with the cruelty and oppression practiced by the government though).
Overall, Corrie Ten Boom wrote a very personal and uplifting (despite its darkness) work.
Book Review: This book changed my life
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book for the first time in the late 1970s. I was afraid of God at the time and a friend gave the book to me to read (along with several others). I read this book in one sitting (reading late into the night, but I wasn't doing much sleeping at that time anyway). This book was the beginning of changing my spiritual path. I know it's not that for everyone, but it is that for me. I have purchased this book since for individuals that I know are searching, to some it's just a nice story about a couple of old women . . . . but to others, it has given them a different perspective of a personal higher power.I'm not concerned about the writing style, I read and re-read this book for the story and the message that Ms. ten Boom carries through her writings. Although I am not old enough to have been around for World War II, my grand parents lost family members in the camps. This story of heroism in the darkest bleakest hours continues to inspire me.
Book Review: Most Inspirational, ...A true source of strength and guidance!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was fortunate to meet Corrie Ten Boome in Rome, Ga. when she gave a lecture! Later, My husband took me to Haarlem, the Netherlands to see her home,when I was going thru a particularly hard time in my life, as he had heard me speak of her and her brave story so many times! She and her family, her sister, showed the most extraordinary courage and strength of faith in the most horrible circumstances. Her father's explanation of death:..."Just like I gave you your tickets, The Lord gives us our ticket when we get on the train"....an example of how he always gave his daughters their tickets right before they got on the train to Amsterdam....A must read.. Different aspects will mean different things to different people. Also, as I have re=read it over the years, it has given different encouragement to me in different circumstances. Please don't miss this book.Book Review: Can I love as they loved?
Summary: 5 Stars
This powerful book has added another demension in my life that one can only owe to God Himself. As it states, "only when you have turned the LAST page will you realize that you have read more than a spellbinding adventure. You [have read] a book which will change your life forever!" I was unable to put it down as the story engulfed me in the very lives of Corrie ten Boom and her family. As she and Betsie endured the horrific nightmares of one "concentrarion camp" after another, my heart and soul tried to understand how it was possible to surrive on such STRONG faith as these two sisters had. It has brought me to realize as they have, that with God all IS possible, and that through faith in Christ, we can find refuge, -- our own "Hiding Place"