Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.16 AVERAGE

allanreadsalot's review against another edition

2.5
2.5 stars
The random amateur audiobook I was listening to failed me midway through part 5 and I just couldn’t pretend I gave a fuck after that. I would’ve dnf‘ed if it had been further from the end. Hell, I’ve dnf’ed this book before. Honestly, I just don’t get the hype. Also, this has no business being almost 600 pages long.
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dianshizuna's review against another edition

3.0
reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kbossse16's review against another edition

4.5
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jps1407's review against another edition

4.0
challenging slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated

jdsreadingcorner's review against another edition

3.0
challenging dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lillieofthevallie's review against another edition

5.0
This might be my favorite book of all time, it made me so miserable(in a good way!!!), and it well deserves its place as Dostoyevsky's most famous novel. I found the philosophies and internal monologue, and how it influences others/is influenced by others to be one of the most interesting parts of this book.
Also: Sonya>>>>>>>

adamwicks's review against another edition

2.0
challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Very slow read and hard to follow
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margaux8903's review against another edition

4.5
challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-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
Damn. Okay so some parts of this were really slow and a bit tedious but the profound themes in this book... the dialogue, its gut-wrenching and elevating. i did really like it, especially toward the end. last 150 pages I'd say were the best. Likely will not read this again but certain parts are literary gold. Also can I just say I love Sonya as a character. Something in her is just so beautiful to me. Excellent book.
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zoeygrey's review against another edition

3.75
challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

amirarf's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes