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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
12 reviews
taylasreading's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Addiction, Grief, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Infidelity, Infertility, Domestic abuse, and Sexism
tiernanhunter's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Violence, Abandonment, Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, Infertility, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Trafficking, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, War, Classism, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, Addiction, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Terminal illness, and Mental illness
oceanwriter's review against another edition
4.0
Each section of the book discusses each woman: Polly, Annie, Elisabeth, Kate, and Mary Jane. We learn about their lives leading up to their murders rather than the murder themselves. Along with the story of their lives, the author provides a detailed history of life in England at the time.
I was initially surprised by the fact Jack the Ripper was hardly mentioned, but I think I ultimately enjoyed the book more because of it. It was incredibly insightful and put a lot of things in perspective. I will say that this was about 60% general history and 40% the five women. While interesting, this did cause the narration to drag at times. It’s worth wading through the slow bits. There is a lot to take in.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Child death, and Miscarriage
Minor: Trafficking
magibeth's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Alcoholism, Murder, Death, and Classism
Moderate: Miscarriage, Child death, Medical trauma, Grief, Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Death of parent
jenny_d's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infertility, Sexism, Trafficking, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
vasha's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Misogyny, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Infertility, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, and Trafficking
Minor: Grief, Mental illness, and Sexual violence
gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition
4.5
I found myself lost in the past listening to each woman's life and how much hardship she had to go through, and at the same time getting a glimpse into the 19th century London.
Learning more about the everyday living of the working class, opposed to the high society that has been better documented and preserved over the years, was a new outlook on what the 19th century expected of society and what support was offered to them.
I found myself talking to anyone who would listen to me about this book, and would recommend it to anyone who likes learning about the 19th century history.
Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content, Death, Pregnancy, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Infertility, Physical abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, and Murder
katievh's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Violence, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Murder, Death of parent, Infidelity, Infertility, and Terminal illness
pollyflorence's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Violence
odrib's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Suicide, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Misogyny