Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Originals: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

218 reviews

terrortwilight's review against another edition

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

5.0


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alisonvh's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A man commits a heinous crime, then spends 500 pages deliberating whether or not he should confess. By the end, all the tension was gone for me because you can only dangle a carrot in front of me and yank it away so many times before I give up.

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quipo's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Excellent book. Dostoevsky is a genius

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klexosia's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0


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timmytunter's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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nickellekcin's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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caseyreadslol's review against another edition

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reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

maybe a 600page work with 50+ characters (or at least by naming conventions it felt as such) wasnt the best place to start my russian lit journey (will be revisiting in the future) 

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admiralteaa's review against another edition

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

4.25


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emamoretti03's review against another edition

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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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rosaao's review against another edition

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

4.5


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