lilithsternins's review against another edition
4.0
Ventured a little too much into modern day politics but was a great biography on the five women and their injustice.
tiredtoast's review against another edition
5.0
A very thoughtful, emotive and well researched book into the lives of the women who were killed by Jack the Ripper. It delves into the different contexts of their lives and gives a broader history of what would have been understood about them, their actions and the lives they led, and how the media sensationalised their deaths. Especially of note is that sexist and classist ideas of working class women led to the predominant assumption that all five of these women were prostitutes - the book recontextualises the hows and whys of the circumstances that led to their eventual murders and the ways in which society failed them at every turn, and has continued to.
"The victims of jack the ripper were never just prostitutes, they were daughters, wives, mothers, sisters and lovers. They were women. They were human beings, and surely that, in itself, is enough."
"The victims of jack the ripper were never just prostitutes, they were daughters, wives, mothers, sisters and lovers. They were women. They were human beings, and surely that, in itself, is enough."
shanaefrancois's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.0
magsl's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
v_v_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0