The Hiding Place by John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill, Corrie ten Boom Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Hiding Place
Book Review: A "Must read" for Christians
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is one of my all time favorite Christian biographies. The story of Corrie and her sister is one that influences me today- 20 years after first reading it. It will make you think about how you would respond if you were in the same situation today. Faithfulness in the easy things of life will lead to faithfulness in the big things. Corrie's faith has inspired me and I can't wait to meet her in heaven someday!Book Review: A Great Lesson on Forgiveness and Love
Summary: 5 Stars
As a young adult, this book had an impact on my life second only to the Bible. As a teacher, I wanted to give the same opportunity to several young people of whom I an exceptionally fond. With that in mind, I recently purchased five copies to give to high school graduating seniors. The selfless love and forgiving spirits in the face of intense pain and suffering of the ten Boom family can be an inspiration and guide to all who read this gripping true story. Amyone who doubts what happened during the Holocaust should read this book.Book Review: A Lesson in Christ's Unbounded Forgiveness
Summary: 5 Stars
This classic work touches on so many feelings and thoughts. For me, the most interesting part was the one where she came across the SS man who had been at Ravensbruck (p. 238). Hatred and revenge came to Corrie's heart. She could not bring herself to shake his hand. She realized that she could not forgive him in her own power, and so she prayerfully asked for the Lord's forgiveness to flow through her. At once, her hatred melted away and was replaced by overwhelming love. She realized that the Lord, who commands us to love our enemies, also gives us the means to do this.
Book Review: A Timeless Read
Summary: 5 Stars
When the topic of this book comes up among friends and acquaintances, the response is usually that someone read the book when they were a teen, and that they appreciated the story. It is great that young people are reading the book, but this piece deserves to be read by every thinking adult. In fact, I would argue that the older a soul is, the greater the appreciation will be for the content of the Ten Boom's story.
Oftentimes people reference this book in light of the ethical dilemmas raised concerning devout Christians lying to protect Jews. But the contributions this book makes to an outlook on religion, society, and life run much deeper than that interesting question. In a world where many are confused about the distinction between good and evil, that line is clear in the book. When we struggle to commit ourselves to causes greater than our own luxury and amusement, we read of a simple family that literally gave their lives for what was right and true. In a culture that is fairly fuzzy about its religious commitments, we know that the Ten Booms did amazing things out of love for their God.
This is a well-written book that has a lot to say, and deserves to be read no matter our age.
Book Review: A book of Christian Faith
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the story of Corrie Ten Boom and her family of watch makers. During WWII Corrie and her family hid Jews throughout Harlem and its vicinity. They were part of the resistance opertions with a large network. Hence, Corrie knew they would eventually be caught, but they continued their life saving activities in spite of the danger. The family was naive and unsophisticated in the ways of the world and they had to learn quickly. Part of their activities included obtaining many forged ration cards for the hidden Jews. When they were caught, they were charged with ration card forgery. Corrie, her sister Betsey and their father were arrested and sent to a horrible prison. The father died after being taken to a hospital, but the sisters were later sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp. Throughout their ordeal they were inspired by their strong Christian faith. Their faith in God and Christ allowed them to endure their privations longer. Betsy died of a lung infection in Ravensbruck, but Corrie survived and was discharged probably because of a clerical error. These two spinsters became unlikely war heroes.
While this is a book about the holocaust, it is also about Christian faith. Treatment at these prisons and camps was worse for the Jews interred there than for political prisoners like the Ten Booms. Still this family risked their lives for total strangers because it was the right thing to do. Because their goal was to do God's work, Corrie also ministered and cared for the traumatized German populace after the war. I read some of the other reviews. This was not a hard book to get into. In fact some parts were page turners. This is not an outstanding work of literature. It is an additional story of the holocaust, the story of the righteous gentile. These Christians who saved Jews at very great risk to themselves deserve special praise. Had more Christians followed their faith during this period in history far fewer Jews would have been exterminated. This book is an easy read and an acceptable book for Jr. high and early high school. Still it is an adult read as well. It is also a good Christian sunday school book.