Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

82 reviews

emamoretti03's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Sicuramente rientrerà nella libreria dei miei libri preferiti. Riassumo alcune caratteristiche di questo libro che possono essere utili:
1- è un libro impegnativo (ma non troppo), questo è vero, infondo state leggendo un classico russo che non può avere la facilità di lettura di un fantasy, avrà alcuni momenti più lenti ma non è solo così. Questo libro infatti nonostante richieda un attenzione particolare, se letto in un momento adatto scorre anche molto velocemente, soprattutto nei punti salienti, considerando che è stato scritto circa 150 anni fa diciamo che non ha la pesantezza asfissiante di un classicone noioso, anzi, tutt'altro.
2- Il dubbio, questo libro ti mette sempre in dubbio, non solo la tua visione dell'omicidio in generale ma anche il tuo rapporto con la morale. Ci saranno momenti in cui ci si ritrova a "tifare" in un certo senso per il protagonista nonostante abbia commesso dal punto di vista morale un crimine orribile. 
3- Archi narrativi, questo libro si articola anche su altri livelli di complessità, in particolare si organizza su diversi archi narrativi, anche le vicende che accadono alle persone che sono intorno al protagonista denotano una società marcia e malata, si parla infatti di degrado, prostituzione, morte e malattie mentali oltre che fisiche. 

Che dire, a me è piaciuto veramente tanto, consiglierei però di prepararsi psicologicamente prima di questo libro perchè è impegnativo sia come lettura che come contenuti

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Mental illness, and Suicide

adam_hunts's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

missmoth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Murder, Violence, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Animal death

Minor: Antisemitism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

bilbili's review against another edition

dark reflective 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: Murder, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexism, and Pedophilia

Minor: Antisemitism, Racial slurs, and Domestic abuse

cherryfreckle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, Animal death, Murder, Suicide, Classism, Slavery, Violence, Confinement, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Body shaming and Gun violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

benteasm's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Suicide, Murder, Animal cruelty, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Mental illness, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Antisemitism

mary_catherine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Suicide, Death, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Classism, and Alcohol

maidertxunieves's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Child abuse

dlrosebyh's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

I was always the person who had different opinions from everyone. But, even I, surprised myself for giving this novel just three stars. But, to be fair, it was fairly mid. (Or do I just really not like men authors?) 

 

This felt like those AO3 character study fanfics that have 700 pages, because why was this over 500 pages long? Listen, I’m not Russian, but at least I know that Russians don’t talk dialogues that is one whole paragraph = one whole page??? Do not even get me started when the main character compared himself to Napoleon… like… that’s kinda embarrassing, my dude. 

 

Crime and Punishment follows a young guy in despair plots the ideal crime: the murder of a vile pawnbroker, an elderly woman who no one would ever love or regret. One of the best books ever written starts here. It's a riveting detective thriller, a chilling murder mystery, and a profound psychological study that's laced with social, religious, and philosophical allegory. After carrying out his ludicrous plan, Raskolnikov—a poor student living in a garret in the dismal depths of St. Petersburg—begins to spiral into a terrifying, insane, and persecuting hell. Crime and Punishment reveals the spirit of a man obsessed by both good and evil while taking the reader on a voyage into the most sinister corners of the criminal and twisted mind. A guy unable to avoid his own moral obligations. 

 

Other than using an axe to bash in the brains of two ladies, Raskolnikov's only accomplishment to fame seems to have been an article he authored. Did it really need 500 pages? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Antisemitism

thomasina's review

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Grief, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts