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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

43 reviews

eewetter's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Love how Dostoyevsky writes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Self harm, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, Violence, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Cursing, Antisemitism, Sexism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Confinement, and Misogyny

annadrinksmilk's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.75

why do russians hate joy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape and Suicide

mme_carton's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Murder, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Racism, and Slavery

lucia_without_j's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Violence, Suicide, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

sunny_not's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Although it was quite complex and multilayered I felt that it could've been shorter. Since it was incredibly long it was not as impactful as I hoped. Also I thought that the ending was just weird. After so much darkness and hopelessness

all is resolved with the power of love? What was that? Also the misogyny was quite awful especially during the part before the confession scene

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Gore, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Violence

___puddin's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Murder, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

ky0nai's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Pedophilia, Gore, Child abuse, Blood, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Child death, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death

theclassiclibrarian's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Child abuse

Minor: Rape

laurenvoice's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

It was hard to decide which star rating to give this book. Crime and Punishment is a fascinating read, yet, at the same time can be quite dull!

I read this edition of Crime and Punishment alongside listening to the Audible edition read by Will Poulter. First and foremost, it has to be said that Poulter gave a marvellous performance of Crime and Punishment. Poulter played each character well and can keep the reader engrossed throughout this Russian classic.

However, it did not occur to me that this Penguin Vintage Classic edition would be translated differently to the Audible edition. This was rather silly of me to think they would be translated the same. Anyway, it is quite easy to get two different interpretations of the book but it is easy, however, to know that this book was about a crime and indeed a punishment.

Crime and Punishment to my surprise was much more graphic than I expected it to be, and of course, the crime was not as I would have expected. Raskolnikov drove himself insane, but, it seemed he never felt guilt for the crime he committed. It was a rather odd read, but, it was an important read, nevertheless.

Dostoevsky talked a lot about psychology in this story, and for someone who has studied Forensic Psychology and Criminal Psychology, I am shocked that this book was never recommended. This book would be a good read for those that study or are interested in psychology, especially in the fields of forensics, criminal psychology, and criminology. As Crime and Punishment discusses many philosophical debates concerning crime, justice and society.

Furthermore, it was also interesting from a feminist point of view, how Dostoevsky talked about women. Although this book does have a patriarchal air about it, there were scenes that showed the reader that demonising and abusing women and children was in itself a criminal act. In one scene, for example, Raskolnikov tried and gave money to protect a young girl that had clearly been assaulted by some men. We also saw how Marfa Petrovna had cleared Dunya's name after accusing her of seducing a married man, when it was in actual fact, a man trying to take advantage of Dunya. Finally, we also saw the disgust that Raskolnikov had about Svidrigailov, a middle-aged man, taking a girl barely 16-years-old as a fiancée.

Overall, Crime and Punishment left me feeling indifferent. Yes, Crime and Punishment is both an important and engrossing read, it also goes off on tangents and lengthy descriptions that seemed rather unnecessary, making the book quite dull at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Misogyny

alienstatement's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

So good I will never shut up about it. I am a Raskolnikov apologist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism

Minor: Antisemitism, Racism, and Racial slurs