Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

92 reviews

figmentfan89's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Classism, Addiction, and Alcoholism

funsizesteffi1104's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was the first book I have read that has solely focused on the people and not on the crime/murder. It was very emotional and hard to read at times reading what the characters faced knowing how they would die.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Trafficking, Child death, Miscarriage, Death, Murder, and Child abuse

kb_sherman's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Alcoholism, Death, Addiction, Murder, and Suicide

shelbyslifer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.75

This has to be the best book to date on this case that has transfixed the world for over a century. Instead of information on the crimes that are infamous by now, Rubenhold instead focuses on the LIFE of these women and bringing them the humanity that they deserve. These women deserve the truth to their stories; not just for their tragic ends to be gawked at and Rubenhold highlights this PERFECTLY. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Abandonment, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Murder, Sexism, Child death, Classism, Death, Misogyny, Child abuse, Addiction, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Antisemitism and Trafficking

zoephil25's review against another edition

4.0

Helped to contextualise life back then, and think of the victims - an important read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

annamorgan27's review against another edition

dark emotional informative slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Infidelity, Misogyny, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Trafficking, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

directorpurry's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Trafficking, and Slavery

Moderate: Medical content, Violence, and Murder

mattyyreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Violence, Trafficking, Alcoholism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

karenreadsbooks's review against another edition

informative

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Body horror

Focuses on the lives of these women rather than their gruesome deaths

laurosaurs's review

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Alcoholism, and Mental illness