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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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worldofbookcraft's review against another edition

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3.0

they were depressed about the same things in the 1860s that we are depressed about in the 2020s

mari_etha's review against another edition

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I could not stand a three-page-long monologue from a dirty alcoholic in a filthy bar about his tragic life. Considering I couldn't tolerate the monologues in White Nights either, I decided it would be better to DNF Crime and Punishment at the first opportunity. This way, I could save myself from boredom more quickly than I did with the former.

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

heloise_lifeinbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I understand why it’s a must-read classic.
I’ll probably read it again, in a version with annotations and notes, because I was definitely just enjoying the story a lot without thinking too critically about the meaning.
Without the female characters this would have been a bore, though it is slightly annoying how the women are written in order to absolve and save and/or pass judgement on the men.
I somehow found myself rooting for every character to have a happy ending, despite entering the book knowing they wouldn’t, and despite most of them really not deserving it either.
I will reread in a year or so and try to be more critical, but as a story it was great. Lots of very quotable passages.