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austenhead's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.75
davidbooks's review
5.0
a great powerful book and amazing to realize that its impact is still felt despite being translated
gnomepartay's review
3.0
Although this book was long and tough to get through at points it is rather well written and full of controversy. It leaves the reader wondering who the good guys really are and what makes a person good or evil. This book will have you rooting for the villain to win.
stephmostav's review
5.0
Bem, depois de 5 livros do cara, acho que to pronta pra enfrentar (de novo) a obra-prima do tio Dostô. Tentei ler você com 15 anos e não consegui, Crime e Castigo, vamos ver se com 22 já tenho maturidade pra te encarar.
Crime e castigo foi uma das melhores experiências literárias da minha vida (porque sim, foi mais que uma leitura; foi experiência mesmo). Não só porque o livro é fantástico, profundamente psicológico e já entrou nos meus favoritos pra vida toda logo no início. É também porque eu tentei, sete anos atrás, ler esse livro e não consegui. Talvez porque ainda não tinha maturidade literária, mas dessa vez tentei e foi tão... não sei explicar muito bem. Recompensador. Perturbador. Incrível. Reflexivo. (O quanto de Rodka não existe em nós, cara!) Dostoievski, meu rapaz, cê é fodão.
Crime e castigo foi uma das melhores experiências literárias da minha vida (porque sim, foi mais que uma leitura; foi experiência mesmo). Não só porque o livro é fantástico, profundamente psicológico e já entrou nos meus favoritos pra vida toda logo no início. É também porque eu tentei, sete anos atrás, ler esse livro e não consegui. Talvez porque ainda não tinha maturidade literária, mas dessa vez tentei e foi tão... não sei explicar muito bem. Recompensador. Perturbador. Incrível. Reflexivo. (O quanto de Rodka não existe em nós, cara!) Dostoievski, meu rapaz, cê é fodão.
amybibliophile's review
2.0
Listened through Audible
Narration - 5 Stars.
I just couldn't get along with this classic. I'm obviously not great when it comes to Russian names as still during the last hour of listening I maybe knew who 3 people were... but I wouldn't be able to tell you their names now probably because I listened to it rather than read it.
I was immensely bored throughout, once the double murder happened I thought it would start to heat up. I was wrong, it just rambled on and on and I just couldn't understand or get along with the main character or his way of thinking. The narration was the best thing. I don't really know what I was expecting but it certainly wasn't this. I felt like the MC did the crime and we took the punishment... maybe that was Fyodors goal?
I did it. I can tick it off my list. There wont be a re-read.
Sorry to those of you that loved the book, this is just my thoughts and feelings.
Narration - 5 Stars.
I just couldn't get along with this classic. I'm obviously not great when it comes to Russian names as still during the last hour of listening I maybe knew who 3 people were... but I wouldn't be able to tell you their names now probably because I listened to it rather than read it.
I was immensely bored throughout, once the double murder happened I thought it would start to heat up. I was wrong, it just rambled on and on and I just couldn't understand or get along with the main character or his way of thinking. The narration was the best thing. I don't really know what I was expecting but it certainly wasn't this. I felt like the MC did the crime and we took the punishment... maybe that was Fyodors goal?
I did it. I can tick it off my list. There wont be a re-read.
Sorry to those of you that loved the book, this is just my thoughts and feelings.
voidshelves's review
3.0
Lovely book, lovely prose, but it did not grab me. DNFed, sadly. Someday I may come back to you, but that day is not today.
silas_rnold's review
5.0
“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The human mind, psyche, consciousness, whatever you want to call it is a beautiful thing. It is resilient and able to endure unimaginable tragedy, and at the same time hopelessly fragile. Though the course of the novel, we see the path leading up to, during, and the aftermath of a heinous crime. Dostoyevsky completely subverted my expectations given the title of Crime and Punishment. I expected many things, none of them were this.
D. treats us to the inner machinations of a mind coping with the each process of a crime. The allure before it is commited, the terror during the act, and the crumbling of the person afterwards. My only experience with Russian literature prior to this was Tolsoy, and he deals with an entirely different portion of Russia in what I've read from him. D. goes into the belly of the beast, where simply having a place to stay and food to eat are the struggles.
Part of this novel went over my head, because I found the translation difficult to read, especially the extended monologues. Dostoyevsky certainly has all of his characters fully realized and they feel like people you know. My favourite characters were the women, pretty much on the whole. They were not concerned with new philosophies or being seen as an intellectual. They were strong, confident, kind women for the most part. Seeing Marmaladov's widow Katerina's slow descent was heart-redning. Dunya and Sonia were my favourite characters.
I think this book will improve as I sit on it, much in the way Moby Dick did. The narrator's omniscience and breaking of the fourth wall threw me, as I'm not used to it. I can't heap more praise on this than others have, though I can only give it 4.5 stars instead of a full 5 because of the uneven pacing.
The human mind, psyche, consciousness, whatever you want to call it is a beautiful thing. It is resilient and able to endure unimaginable tragedy, and at the same time hopelessly fragile. Though the course of the novel, we see the path leading up to, during, and the aftermath of a heinous crime. Dostoyevsky completely subverted my expectations given the title of Crime and Punishment. I expected many things, none of them were this.
D. treats us to the inner machinations of a mind coping with the each process of a crime. The allure before it is commited, the terror during the act, and the crumbling of the person afterwards. My only experience with Russian literature prior to this was Tolsoy, and he deals with an entirely different portion of Russia in what I've read from him. D. goes into the belly of the beast, where simply having a place to stay and food to eat are the struggles.
Part of this novel went over my head, because I found the translation difficult to read, especially the extended monologues. Dostoyevsky certainly has all of his characters fully realized and they feel like people you know. My favourite characters were the women, pretty much on the whole. They were not concerned with new philosophies or being seen as an intellectual. They were strong, confident, kind women for the most part. Seeing Marmaladov's widow Katerina's slow descent was heart-redning. Dunya and Sonia were my favourite characters.
I think this book will improve as I sit on it, much in the way Moby Dick did. The narrator's omniscience and breaking of the fourth wall threw me, as I'm not used to it. I can't heap more praise on this than others have, though I can only give it 4.5 stars instead of a full 5 because of the uneven pacing.
rinda's review
2.0
Uhh gag! this may be a classic but it is difficult to read. Could not relate to any of the characters did not like the way it was written was painful to try and finish. I supposedly recommended it for book club, someone needs to stop me from doing that! Most classics at the end I can say “I may not of liked it, but I am at least glad I read it.” not with this one.
Only 4 of us at book club to discuss this one. I am glad we talked about it as that really helped to make sense of some of it. Daniel also said that this was one of his first books where he started to develop his themes which would be used in his later works. His favorite is actually The Brothers Karamotzov.
Only 4 of us at book club to discuss this one. I am glad we talked about it as that really helped to make sense of some of it. Daniel also said that this was one of his first books where he started to develop his themes which would be used in his later works. His favorite is actually The Brothers Karamotzov.