Unabridged Audiobook
Love this book! It’s about time the victims have their stories told. I love that the focus wasn’t in the gruesome details but more on the lives of these poor women..
The book achieved its goal which was to focus on the women rather than the crimes and the criminal. Ultimately it was an interesting look at the difficulties of the working class in Victorian England.
Hallie Rubenhold does an excellent job humanizing the victims of Jack the Ripper. She provides in-depth details about their backgrounds and the circumstances that led to them being where they were at the time of their deaths. The narrator, Louise Brealey, keeps the story moving along and is very easy to understand. I would highly recommend this book.
The background story in the lives of 5 very innocent women who were killed by Jack the Ripper. History I had been taught led me to believe they were prostitutes. The horrors of living in abject poverty were brought to light. Excellent narration. Riveting history that was well researched.
I enjoyed getting to know the victims through this writer. It gives insight into the culture that inevitably doomed these women from the start.
Absolutely loved this book. An eye opening reminder that these were REAL women, real people. They were someone's daughter, sister, lover, wife. The mix of their stories and what life was like at the time was superbly woven together without seeming to bland or bogged down with information. This was recommended from the Morbid podcast and I'm so glad!
Excellent story telling. Reads like a novel more than a historical account, each woman is remarkably fleshed out given the sometimes limited records on each. I really do wish this would become a genre in itself. I read true crime and watch true crime shows, and it’s very rare that we get a story about the victims lives that lead them to cross paths with the killer. Narrator was excellent. Pleasant voice, emotive enough so the material never felt dry.
Hard to understand the narrator. Also not familiar with the meaning of some words used in this time period. To much detail on everything. Was bored frequently and just wanted to get to the lives of the victims more quickly. Finally gave up on this book
This was my first audiobook experience and it was fantastic. The stories of the forgotten women are so well researched. There were a couple of times when the authors words about these destitute women brought tears to my eyes. The narrators voice and cadence were absolutely wonderful. Truly a great find.
It was ok. It was long but got through it.
i was deeply touched by the stories of yhese women, ever over looked and misreported. very impreseed by the amount of information the author gathered to tell their stories. i learned a lot, and appreciated the author's modern critique of true crime.
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