Reviews - Delitto e castigo

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Delitto e castigo

Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.16 AVERAGE

schwarzt2's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

luisdrojasm's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

La novela definitiva por 4 principales razones:

1. El análisis profundo de la psique de un asesino perturbado mentalmente

2. La prosa super extensa, pero que no sobra sino que aporta muchísimo a entender la psicología de cada personaje, todos retratados en una época muy oscura de la Rusia zarista

3. Lo actual que se siente, a pesar de los siglos que han pasado, es un reflejo perfecto de cómo funciona una sociedad sumida en la depresión y el resentimiento

4. Estas frases célebres:

Regresó a su habitación, como un condenado a muerte

¿No crees que este crimen minúsculo sería borrado por los millares de buenas acciones?

¿Será que llega el comienzo del castigo?

No ha venido nadie. Es sólo tu sangre, que grita dentro de ti

El rostro inmóvil y serio de Raskolnikov se metamorfoseó en un instante

Misericordioso, sí; pero no para nosotros!

¿Qué significa huir? Eso es pura fórmula; lo esencial no está ahí; no huirá, por la sencilla razón de que no tiene a dónde huir: sicológicamente, huirá... Bonita expresión, verdad?

Sonia comprendió que aquel feroz catecismo había llegado a ser su fe y su ley

genelenin's review against another edition

2.5

challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The ending kind of disappointed me a lot, raskalnikov becoming a Christian and denouncing dialectics and education for the good book is just boring to me, finding redemption in Sonya is one thing but flipping a switch to make "her convictions his own" just seems completely counter to what raskalnikov was the whole story, his "redemption" comes kind of out of the blue

emdollar's review against another edition

5.0

One of my new favorite books... the Oliver Ready translation is incredible, and the book itself feels so contemporary it's insane.

mimihihi's review against another edition

5.0

Voll gut alter

impalingheaven's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is a classic for a reason. My first Dostoevsky book I've reread. This translation felt more... real? There was something a bit more personable about this translation than the other I've read. I also love that. I almost forgot Raskolnikov threatened to kick someone down stairs lol.
I listened to this audio specifically because I was curious about Will Poulter reading. He does a very good job, especially when doing the voices for the different characters. I applaud him for that alone.