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A review by avidreaderandgeekgirl
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
An interesting look into the true lives of Jack the Ripper's conical five victims and thoughts on how they've been forgotten and twisted by the press and others while he's become infamous. The fact that only 2 of them were sex workers was surprising to me because I'd heard the familiar story. But they were sleeping on the street because of poverty.
Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Child death, and Miscarriage