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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
it was super interesting at the beginning, but it was a crawl to the finish
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Epitome of "Are the flaws of the main character a main focus of the book?". Crime and Punishment lives up to the hype, I gotta say. The depth at which Dostoevsky is able to probe and explore the human condition throughout this one is awe-inspiring, especially so given that he cooked this up in the mid 19th-century -- pre-Jung, pre-Freud, pre-Dark Souls.
I found it to be exceptionally funny in a strange way. Raskolnikov's escapades give you plenty to chew on, with every session spent with C&P you close the book with plenty swirling around upstairs. I'm pretty green when it comes to the Russian socio-political thought of the era, but even for an utter novice like myself, you're still offered plenty of contemplation on poverty, altruism, egoism, utilitarianism, "utopia", etc.
I found it to be exceptionally funny in a strange way. Raskolnikov's escapades give you plenty to chew on, with every session spent with C&P you close the book with plenty swirling around upstairs. I'm pretty green when it comes to the Russian socio-political thought of the era, but even for an utter novice like myself, you're still offered plenty of contemplation on poverty, altruism, egoism, utilitarianism, "utopia", etc.
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-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
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
would've been 5 had it not been for the epilogue which was a tad anticlimactic?
nevertheless a literary masterpiece i wish i had read sooner. i found myself sympathizing with and justifying a murderer multiple times!!!
i find that this novel does not aim to morally educate the reader, but rather to continuously make them question everything they *think* they stand for — and man did it succeed. my head was messed with from start to finish
nevertheless a literary masterpiece i wish i had read sooner. i found myself sympathizing with and justifying a murderer multiple times!!!
i find that this novel does not aim to morally educate the reader, but rather to continuously make them question everything they *think* they stand for — and man did it succeed. my head was messed with from start to finish
Oh my Goddddd, this was amazing. Very slow paced and heavy it took me nearly a month to get through but it was so worth it. It is so dense with content i could read 10 pages and feel satisfied and the way it was written was in a way where I could not see any major plot points coming at all until I read them. I went into this book blind, knowing nothing about it and I honestly think that's the best way to read this book. I cried and laughed multiple times, and ended up becoming weirdly attached to the characters, which was surprising considering when this book was written and it's subject matters.
I was just not in the mood 😭 but I want to pick that book againnn
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes