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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
57 reviews
geraldinerowe's review against another edition
5.0
I've read two criticisms of this book. Firstly that it's all conjecture. It's not, it's just very well researched. I suspect much of the detail comes from newspaper reports of the character witnesses' statements at the victims' inquests (I'm afraid I'm not a great reader of footnotes, but the author does reference her sources in detail). Newspaper coverage of trials and the like were very detailed at that time and reported almost word for word (although the author must have had a job filtering out the more sensational reporting). The other criticism I've heard is that, by putting so much emphasis on the fact that most of the victims, contrary to popular belief, were not prostitutes, the author was part of that section of society which believes sex workers' lives are less valuable or not worthy of saving. I agree that most of the book does have this feel, but it's clearly not what the author believes, as her conclusion makes clear.
This is THE book to read about the Whitechapel Murders (unless, of course, you just want to get off on reading about violence against women, which most Ripper books seem to pander to). Looking at the victims not only gives them the much overdue respect they deserve, but also shows us that their murderer was far more likely to have been one of the frequenters of the doss houses in the Flower and Dean Street area than a royal, a surgeon or a mysterious American.
I don't believe in an afterlife, but if I'm wrong I hope the five unfortunate women we meet in this book are finally finding some comfort by having their stories told so sympathetically. Five stars.
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Trafficking, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Child death, and Misogyny
walkie_check's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Child death
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
epeolatri's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Addiction, Sexism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Classism, Death, Alcoholism, Child death, Alcohol, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content
camz's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Addiction, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Mental illness and Miscarriage
Minor: Trafficking
cleina241's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, and Miscarriage
mermaidsherbet's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Misogyny
corriejn's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Grief
Minor: Abortion, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking
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
maddalenacesco's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Medical content