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tigerjack's review
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
a_mara's review against another edition
5.0
This book has stayed lonely and unread, gathering dust, for seven years in my bookshelf, since I've bought it a the age of eighteen thinking reading Russian literature would make me soooo intellectual. I am glad I did not read it back then, with that superficial mindset you have when you're a teenager, because I definitely wouldn't have enjoyed it, understood it and internalised it as much as I did now.
Regardless all the praise this book universally gets, I feared a brick of a book, slow and difficult, something you read because you kind of have to. I was definitely wrong. A psychological journey into the mind of a tormented and tortured man, a cast of characters that feel so close and real, lines paragraphs and pages that are so.. I would say modern, relatable, present, the permanent coexistence of hope and hopelessness, fear, tenderness, anticipation, this can't be anything but a full 5 stars read. I am actually excited at the prospect of so many other Dostoevsky novels I will have the pleasure to read in the future!
Regardless all the praise this book universally gets, I feared a brick of a book, slow and difficult, something you read because you kind of have to. I was definitely wrong. A psychological journey into the mind of a tormented and tortured man, a cast of characters that feel so close and real, lines paragraphs and pages that are so.. I would say modern, relatable, present, the permanent coexistence of hope and hopelessness, fear, tenderness, anticipation, this can't be anything but a full 5 stars read. I am actually excited at the prospect of so many other Dostoevsky novels I will have the pleasure to read in the future!
cinythia's review
dark
reflective
tense
medium-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
4.0
christinaoperez's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
samarie04's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing story
The classic tale of a young man's descent into debauchery, murder, and evil. His grandiose schemes and reasonings fail in the face of his grief and guilt. He is overcome by his own mind and...well, read the book!
The classic tale of a young man's descent into debauchery, murder, and evil. His grandiose schemes and reasonings fail in the face of his grief and guilt. He is overcome by his own mind and...well, read the book!
agnethebirkelund's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
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
anpu325's review against another edition
5.0
Somehow so specific to its time and place and yet timeless. Dostoyevsky always blows me away with his insight into human nature. Crime and Punishment disturbs and comforts. It is unsettling how awful and yet how relatable Rodya, the protagonist, is. For me, this book was harder to put down than any Dostoyevsky book I've read before. This book deserves its status as a classic.
shelznh's review
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0