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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Moderate: Police brutality, Abandonment
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail
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Such an interesting and devestating perspective on a story you thought you knew.
informative
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
This biography of the five women killed by Jack the Ripper begins with an overview of the protests/encampments of homeless people in the center of London. It also lays out the gross overstimulation of professions of vagrant women: it is stated more than once by the author that the met police themselves confessed that it was impossible to tell which women among the impoverished were prostitutes and which were not; ultimately, they said they only know those who labeled themselves as such or who were found explicitly soliciting.
There is a sad repetitive nature to these lives. Not all of them started improvised, but all of them ended up extremely desperate if not completely destitute. The author astutely points out: there's a reason none of the victims were ever heard screaming. She paints a picture, mostly in absence, of an opportunistic killer who murdered and eviscerated his victims in their sleep.
He was not specifically targeting prostitutes.
I had to stop listening after I finished account number 3 and take a break. There is so much tragedy in the world and some of it is very old. These women could be said to have failed themselves, but it is my opinion (and probably the author's) that society failed them. Strict moral rule of law and lack of proper support drove these women out onto the street. Only one could afford a proper bed and she, like most of them, was also an alcoholic.
Desperation and degradation abound. It hurt to draw parallels between destitution 150 years ago and today. We still suffer. I thought this book was pretty enlightening and would recommend it for fans of victorian history and those interested in the struggles of the working class.
There is a sad repetitive nature to these lives. Not all of them started improvised, but all of them ended up extremely desperate if not completely destitute. The author astutely points out: there's a reason none of the victims were ever heard screaming. She paints a picture, mostly in absence, of an opportunistic killer who murdered and eviscerated his victims in their sleep.
He was not specifically targeting prostitutes.
I had to stop listening after I finished account number 3 and take a break. There is so much tragedy in the world and some of it is very old. These women could be said to have failed themselves, but it is my opinion (and probably the author's) that society failed them. Strict moral rule of law and lack of proper support drove these women out onto the street. Only one could afford a proper bed and she, like most of them, was also an alcoholic.
Desperation and degradation abound. It hurt to draw parallels between destitution 150 years ago and today. We still suffer. I thought this book was pretty enlightening and would recommend it for fans of victorian history and those interested in the struggles of the working class.