Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

78 reviews

teatree33's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This book is certainly something else. Dostoevsky's way of writing while ever long and often rambling is truly some of the most touching writing I've read in a long time. The philosophical reflections against humanity and the morals throughout the novel made the book increasingly intriguing and thought provoking especially when this is all tied to good old Raskolnikov perspective whose mind fell into denial and delusion regarding his crime.  
Additionally, Dostoevsky's depiction of the horse nightmare, iykyk, was written so undeniably well that I struggled through almost that entire passage as if I was dreaming such a nightmare. He did this so well I was cringing so badly.
There are so many things I can say about this novel but I will spare you and simply say this.
It was sooooooo good!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse

kathyovalle01's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Classism, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexism

velokei's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

I finally finished this after a year 😭😭 I’m so happy that I managed it. I’m glad I had the experience of reading it but wow it was a lot and I don’t know if I’d recommend it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

Moderate: Suicide, Stalking, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Child abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

szel_zsofi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I liked the world building and that we got to know the characters so well.
However, I don't know how accurate it is, how much research Dostoevsky did.
And also I wish we knew the narrator. At first I thought it was Raskolnikov from the future looking back, but it's not. And then I don't understand why there seemed to be inconsistencies in it. Raskolnikov thought of one thing, we didn't see him follow it through and then it was just done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Animal cruelty

nakednames's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

i love you rodion romanovich raskolnikov

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Addiction, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Classism, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Cursing, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Stalking, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, and Infidelity

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization

the grief is never ending but so is the love

lucekl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Abandonment, Suicide, Death, Child death, Violence, Sexism, Pedophilia, and Animal cruelty

imrath's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Murder, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Animal death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Antisemitism, and Rape

cookie_khumalo's review

dark 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: Grief, Mental illness, Murder, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Antisemitism

corvuzss's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Misogyny

oceanwriter's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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

1.5

I know this is a classic and hailed as a great literary achievement… but I just wasn’t feeling it. 

Raskolnikov murders two women, hailing himself a hero. He believes the world will be a better place, even though things hadn't gone according to plan. As time goes on, deep-seated guilt slowly takes him over, especially as suspicion arises. 

For a book nearly 700 pages long, there isn't a lot of action or much of anything interesting in general. Maybe it was profound for its time, but I found it painfully boring compared to other books with similar themes. Part one was promising enough but then the rest of the book droned on. It just wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Antisemitism