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A review by bdingz
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
dark
informative
sad
slow-paced
4.5
Not only does this book paint a picture of Jack the Ripper’s victims, it gives the reader a very good idea of what life was like for middle and working class people in Victorian England. A fascinating and heartbreaking read.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, and Murder