The Five: The Lives of Jack the Ripper's Women by Hallie Rubenhold

4.18 AVERAGE

reachmars's review against another edition

4.5
challenging informative slow-paced
These women deserved so much better. Their names and stories should be just as well-known as the wives of Henry VIII.
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kon713's review against another edition

4.0
dark informative reflective sad medium-paced
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nomadreader's review against another edition

5.0
dark mysterious medium-paced

kflowers3903's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional informative sad medium-paced
Inthank this author for giving a voice to these 5 women. I would have never known their story. 

margotlzc's review against another edition

3.25
slow-paced
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jehlab's review against another edition

4.0
"quando uma mulher sai da linha e contraria a norma feminina, seja nas mídias sociais ou nas ruas vitorianas, há um entendimento tácito de que alguém deve colocá-la de volta em seu lugar. Rotular as vítimas como "apenas prostitutas" permite que aqueles que escrevem sobre Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Kate e Mary Jane até continuem a menosprezá-las, sexualizá-las e desumanizá-las".

4,5:
O livro é um retrato cuidadoso sobre a vida das mulheres pobres da época, só poderia ter um pouco mais sobre como as mulheres foram mortas. Se você não sabe nada sobre o caso do Jack, você vai precisar procurar mais antes de ler esse livro.

shuisman's review against another edition

4.75
challenging dark informative medium-paced

cristine's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced
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cassandranoelle's review against another edition

3.5
It is only by bringing these women back to life that we can silence the Ripper and what he represents. By permitting them to speak, by attempting to understand their experiences and see their humanity, we can restore to them the respect and compassion to which they are entitled. The victims of Jack the Ripper were never "just prostitutes"; they were daughters, wives, mothers, sisters, and lovers. They were women. They were human beings, and surely that in itself is enough.

Thoroughly researched and detailed history. Hallie Rubenhold did a masterful job telling these women’s stories and giving them back their dignity.
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jamie_leighk's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark informative reflective fast-paced