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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
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The misconception that all of jack’s victims were prostitutes. Especially when sexism worked against them so hard back then.
I'm glad I read this book and would recommend. It is right to tell their stories, and highlights many issues that are still relevant today.
Personally, I think that the embellishments/conjecture by the author unnecessarily could undermine the power of the book, particularly as one of the core messages is the presentation of the five in the media.
Personally, I think that the embellishments/conjecture by the author unnecessarily could undermine the power of the book, particularly as one of the core messages is the presentation of the five in the media.
Ein Buch, das den ermordeten Frauen ihre Würde wieder gibt, die ihnen sowohl der Mörder als auch die Rezeption durch die Populärkultur genommen hat.
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I read this when it first came out but didn't review it then, so decided to reread it now.
Hallie Rubenhold's biography of the five "canonical" victims of Jack the Ripper is a masterpiece of historical writing, combining rigorous research and compelling narration. She reconstructs the lives of these women with meticulous attention to detail and the compassion that they have been denied for over a century. On every page, Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary Jane come to life as human beings with lives full of happiness, love, family, misfortune, misery and hardship. One can't help but to feel a profound sadness at the suffering of these women and the injustice that was done to them, in life, in death and afterwards.
In it's casestudy of these women, Rubenhold also paints a vivid picture of late 19th century life for the working classes of London, with all its ups and downs and harsh realities. At several points throughout the book, you can almost smell and see and feel 1880's London and its inhabitants.
An absolute must-read for people interested not only in "Jack the Ripper" but Victorian London in general.
Hallie Rubenhold's biography of the five "canonical" victims of Jack the Ripper is a masterpiece of historical writing, combining rigorous research and compelling narration. She reconstructs the lives of these women with meticulous attention to detail and the compassion that they have been denied for over a century. On every page, Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary Jane come to life as human beings with lives full of happiness, love, family, misfortune, misery and hardship. One can't help but to feel a profound sadness at the suffering of these women and the injustice that was done to them, in life, in death and afterwards.
In it's casestudy of these women, Rubenhold also paints a vivid picture of late 19th century life for the working classes of London, with all its ups and downs and harsh realities. At several points throughout the book, you can almost smell and see and feel 1880's London and its inhabitants.
An absolute must-read for people interested not only in "Jack the Ripper" but Victorian London in general.
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