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The Autobiography Of Jack The Ripper (2012)

by James Carnac(Favorite Author)

3.25 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0552165395 (ISBN13: 9780552165396)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Corgi

review 1: This story turned out to be better than what I was expecting. I wound up reading the entire book in one day. So for that alone the book gets high marks. I'm not a Ripperologist but I have read plenty of books on the subject of Jack the Ripper. Approximately 8 to 9 books in all and out of them this was the most intriguing of the stories. If this manuscript is true, which I do not believe it to be so, then certainly it would be a major component in finally solving who Jack was and why he did what he did. I have a few faults with the story however and I would love to know if anyone else who read the book feels the same about. For instance, to me the story didn't read like early 20th century writing. That may just be me but the language and structure didn't seem accurate for t... morehe time. Another thing that bothered me, if anyone is familiar with the murders, was how no new information came about from the story in regards to details about the killings. Certainly the murderer would have something new to tell us that has not been published or recorded by investigators already. However, not one new or interesting fact about any of the killings surfaced from the story. Why also hasn't the paper and ink in which the story was typed on been analyzed for accurate dating. For all we know the story could have been typed up yesterday. The one interesting point of the story for me was the explanation as to why the murders stopped. I will not divulge this tid bit of info for those of you who have not read the story yet. I did find the reason for the murders ceasing to be interesting and in a strange way plausible. But with that even being said unfortunately this book needs to be moved from the nonfiction section over to fiction. I wish the case could finally be closed but this book does not do that. However, the book is well worth reading and who knows anything is possible. This is what makes Ripper literature so much fun, its a thriller wrapped up in a mystery.
review 2: Whether it's real or not, I really enjoyed reading this book. If it is a real confession, it's fascinating and it is very believable. Personally I'm pretty convinced by it, although of course it can't be proved and there are questions raised, as pointed out in the analysis. I have very little doubt that part three is fiction; it just falls into place too nicely. He mentions a lot of things which seem to have a purpose later on, like the fear of being burned alive. If I were him, I certainly wouldn't be writing down my plans to kill my landlady, at least until after I'd done it, given that the manuscript has already been discovered once. But the other two parts seem to be real, although I'm not claiming to be an expert. Even if it is fiction, it's still a very interesting read and provides a unique take on the Jack the Ripper mystery. Regardless of whether it's real or not, I would definitely recommend this book. less

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