The Hiding Place
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The Hiding Place

by Corrie ten Boom

1971•Biography•241 pages

Taste attributes: biographywarhistoricaldocumentaryslowheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalfighting evilempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy biography: emotional and unhurried. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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4.6 / 5

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About This Book

The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom by Corrie ten Boom, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill (Goodreads Author) "At one time Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that there would ever be a story to tell. For the first fifty years of her life nothing at all out of the ordinary had ever happened to her.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyWarHistoricalDocumentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survivalFighting evilEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

World War 2 1939-1945Concentration campsPersonal narratives, DutchTen Boom, CorrieDutch Personal narrativesCorrie Ten BoomUnderground movementsHistory

Details

Author
Corrie ten Boom
Published
1971
Pages
241
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