Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

79 reviews

riya_mishra's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A brilliant psychological study of mental illness and crime. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Murder

arxchiell's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Suicide, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Stalking, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Classism

hedvigcallmer's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

4.75

Dostojevskijs språk är så vackert, men kära nån, han behöver nog lite terapi (Raskolnikov också, definitivt. Kanske alla karaktärer. Ingen mår bra. Alla mår piss). Även om jag älskade boken, hela sättet den var skriven på, och hur man på så många sätt sympatiserade med en så typisk antihjälte, var den också helt jävla sjuk. Trauma. På riktigt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

rosarium_rechten's review against another edition

dark

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

clevermird's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Installment number ten on my attempt to read the great classics of western literary canon, Crime and Punishment was my intro to the world of Russian literature. I recall saying as I began this one "wow, the first chapter in and I'm already depressed." 

Joking aside, Crime and Punishment tells the story of college dropout Raskolnikov, teetering on the edge of destitution and consumed by a strange mix of depression and lofty philosophical musings. In his half-starved despair, he convinces himself that some murders are morally justified and sets out to prove that theory on his pawnbroker. What follows is a series of intertwined events that will change the lives of everyone involved - and end several of them. 

This was a hard one for me to review because even after spending a month reading it, I'm not sure how I feel about it. I didn't feel like I enjoyed it while I was reading it. The prose is dense, the language complex, and many characters spend a long time monologuing. The subject matter is bleak and gritty. But then, every time I set it down, I found myself wondering what happened next and musing on the characters and motivations. It's a book that makes you feel accomplished when you finish it, one that takes you deep into the interior lives of its characters. It also feels as thought the characters, Raskolnikov in particular, are deeply personal to the author, which adds a layer of richness to the story that I feel like is hard to replicate. 

Overall, not an easy or fun book to read, but one that is a classic for a reason, with a lot to chew on philosophically and some in-depth character study. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Antisemitism and Stalking

madinhoa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

hennyro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Antisemitism, and Murder

Minor: Sexual harassment

poubelleboi's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

classico russo preferito finora

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

gkgkgk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Antisemitism, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Eating disorder, Sexual content, Medical content, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury

ru_th's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

„Die Ewigkeit erscheint uns immer als ein Begriff, den man gar nicht fassen kann, als etwas Riesenhaftes, ungeheuer Großes! Aber warum soll sie denn absolut ungeheuer groß sein? Auf einmal (stellen Sie sich das mal vor) kommt es so heraus, dass da statt all dessen nur ein einziges kleines Zimmerchen ist, so in der Art wie eine Badestube auf dem Lande, ganz verräuchert, und in allen Ecken Spinnen, und das ist dann die ganze Ewigkeit. […]”

„Stellen Sie sich wirklich, wirklich nichts Tröstlicheres und Gerechteres unter der Ewigkeit vor als dies?” […]

„Etwas Gerechteres? Woher soll man’s wissen, vielleicht ist das so, wie ich mir das ausmale, ganz gerecht; und wissen Sie, wenn’s von mir abhinge, ich würde die Ewigkeit jedenfalls absichtlich so einrichten.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism