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aumann's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
3.5
Loved the podcast based on this book (Bad Women) more than the book itself. Definitely had more details and extensive/thorough research, but found the podcast super informative and more engaging
evamadera1's review against another edition
4.5
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lexquiv's review against another edition
5.0
The stories of these women are unfortunately incomplete, but when the author turns to conjecture she tells you what it is. Anything stated as fact has a reference, and overall you still get a much better picture of their lives than I have found anywhere else. The gold star of this book for me was the conclusion. Very eye-opening and moving.
rxchic's review against another edition
5.0
This is a book about the treatment and views of women in society that continue even today. Just the name Jack the Ripper connotes killing prostitutes, but did anyone even really bother to care about these women or what lead them to their situations. This book truly makes me reflect on how we characterize women and men because of their status, their race, their gender, their religion or other ways to view people which is often based on a false premise. We should allow each person to tell us who they are and not make dangerous or false assumptions.
casadilla12's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
catbrigand's review against another edition
5.0
I loved, loved, loved this book. Meticulously researched and beautifully written. The author’s intent is to restore dignity to the victims of a murderer. Their deaths feature not at all, and she doesn’t stoop to include photos of their bodies (which is the first thing you’ll see on Wikipedia). What makes this book so desperately sad and compelling is that if just one thing had turned out differently in any of their lives, they might never have ended up in Whitechapel. What if her husband had loved her, or she hadn’t taken the tremendously brave but socially ruinous step of leaving him? What if she hadn’t been an alcoholic? What if she hadn’t contracted a disease? What if her parents hadn’t died? What if someone had offered her a way out?