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A review by carlaah1984
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Alcoholism, Sexism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Body horror, Child death, and Gaslighting
A well-researched and engaging look at working-class women in victorian times, highly informative about the lives and realities of the victims and the humanizing storytelling they all deserved—great conclusion to tie into modernity.