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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
2 reviews
vixenreader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
It is good to see the victims of Jack the Ripper as human beings instead of faceless statistics to be gawked at.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Child death, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Trafficking, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Rape
Minor: Racism, Gore, and Xenophobia
There is a lot of talk about the abuse within the workhouses and dissolving of familial dynamics.scarlettreadsbooks's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
The Five explores the human stories of the lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper, and a dark history of Victorian London. Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from Fleet Street, Knightsbridge, Wolverhampton, Sweden, and Wales. What they had in common was the year of their murders: 1888. The person responsible has never been brought to justice, but the character created by the press at the time has become more famous than any of these five women.
This was such an interesting read. I didn't know much about the Victorians until I read this book. Most people only learn about Queen Victoria, and the upper classes. I loved the fact that this book mainly focuses on the untold lives of the lower classes in London. Throughout history, it was believed that The Ripper only targeted prostitutes. Hallie Rubenhold seeks to dispel this myth, and to tell their true stories.
I deducted a star from this as I did feel that some of the history was repeated a bit, but I think this was due to the fact that many of the women lived quite similar lives. Other than that, I absolutely loved it!
This was such an interesting read. I didn't know much about the Victorians until I read this book. Most people only learn about Queen Victoria, and the upper classes. I loved the fact that this book mainly focuses on the untold lives of the lower classes in London. Throughout history, it was believed that The Ripper only targeted prostitutes. Hallie Rubenhold seeks to dispel this myth, and to tell their true stories.
I deducted a star from this as I did feel that some of the history was repeated a bit, but I think this was due to the fact that many of the women lived quite similar lives. Other than that, I absolutely loved it!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Sexism
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