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A review by zelenah
The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper by Maxim Jakubowski, Nathan Braund
2.0
Finishing this book felt like a chore, not a pleasure.
The good: The timeline of events and details of the murders. This happens very on in the book, so I'd suggest listening that long, and then moving on to something else.
The bad: Everything about the murders is repeated at least a dozen times. The Ripper letters are repeated to the point that I'm now quite sure I can recite them in my sleep. The manner in which the murders were committed is also repeated way too much.
The awful: The Narrator attempting to do accents, especially female accents. A hefty portion of this book is essays from so-called "Ripperologists" and the narrator tries to stop them from blending together by giving each one a slight accent - on top of giving the main characters in the Ripper story their own accents too. His Mary Kelly was especially hard on the ears.
If you want to listen to "Ripperologists" throw shade at each other, then this book is for you. If not, then I highly suggest finding another Ripper book.
The good: The timeline of events and details of the murders. This happens very on in the book, so I'd suggest listening that long, and then moving on to something else.
The bad: Everything about the murders is repeated at least a dozen times. The Ripper letters are repeated to the point that I'm now quite sure I can recite them in my sleep. The manner in which the murders were committed is also repeated way too much.
The awful: The Narrator attempting to do accents, especially female accents. A hefty portion of this book is essays from so-called "Ripperologists" and the narrator tries to stop them from blending together by giving each one a slight accent - on top of giving the main characters in the Ripper story their own accents too. His Mary Kelly was especially hard on the ears.
If you want to listen to "Ripperologists" throw shade at each other, then this book is for you. If not, then I highly suggest finding another Ripper book.