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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
by Hallie Rubenhold
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
What an incredible book. I really enjoy Rubenhold’s writing style and find her to be an easy read, which can’t be said about all historians! This was a rough read, and more than once I had to pause and step away for a little while simply due to the content. But I am so glad I read this. It’s so important to move the focus back on to the womens’ lives and show them as fully fledged people, something that is often discarded when it comes to the Whitechapel murders.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol