Take a photo of a barcode or cover
whydomen 's review for:
The Five: The Lives of Jack the Ripper's Women
by Hallie Rubenhold
Astounding level of research
Through many parts of this book, I found it to be rather slow and the material dry at times. Ultimately, after reflecting back and flipping through the footnotes, it is absolutely astounding how much research was out into this book. The author took great pains to paint portraits of the victims ' lives as accurately as possible. Every claim is backed by evidence, so much so that the sources cited takes up 30% of the size of the book. Thank you to the author for humanizing these women and showing how impossible everyday life was for them as women during those times.
Through many parts of this book, I found it to be rather slow and the material dry at times. Ultimately, after reflecting back and flipping through the footnotes, it is absolutely astounding how much research was out into this book. The author took great pains to paint portraits of the victims ' lives as accurately as possible. Every claim is backed by evidence, so much so that the sources cited takes up 30% of the size of the book. Thank you to the author for humanizing these women and showing how impossible everyday life was for them as women during those times.