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And what shows that I am utterly a louse,’ [...] ‘is that I am perhaps viler and more loathsome than the louse I killed, and I felt beforehand that I should tell myself so after killing her.
As soon as I started reading this story, I knew I was gonna love it. The writing was masterful in my eyes and never made me bored even though the story was dragging. The changes of point of view were a choice that was for the most part a success. The characters are so realistic and I was immediately moved by the empathy pouring from every page, which is refreshing.
This book made me remember why I LOVE reading classics because you can analyse every page and to this day, it's so accessible and doesn't come off as pretentious in any way.
Unfortunately I wanted to love this book more, but I was definitely taken aback from the writing of the female characters, the portrayal of the prisoners, the love story that I hated but more importantly I was disappointed by the lack of development from main character even though all the self awareness that he has. The choices for the ending were kind of disappointing for me...
Even then, this is a masterful piece of work that I loved reading and definitely made me yearn to read another work from this Dostoevsky soon!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, Suicide attempt
Minor: Rape, Antisemitism
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Antisemitism
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Antisemitism
The story and the translation's language are very easy to understand and stay with the flow of the story. Big books like this, usually scare me off, or I get bored in the middle. Even if I took 8 months to finish this, the story and the flow never bothered me. It was relatable and interesting.
Some parts dragged way too much, but the story was good overall. The characters' names were a bit confusing since the Russian names's full names and the short names are different, but you get used to it as you read. I liked how the author portrayed the crime and its punishment in so many layers.
Graphic: Death, Murder
Moderate: Suicide
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism
Graphic: Suicide, Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Physical abuse, Rape