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Forbrydelse og Straf by Fyodor Dostoevsky

78 reviews

444lex444ndr444's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Antisemitism

riya_mishra's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

A brilliant psychological study of mental illness and crime. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

kingablush's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment

arxchiell's review against another edition

dark funny sad 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Stalking, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Classism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

gravy51's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

runefactories's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Trafficking

hedvigcallmer's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

4.75

Dostojevskijs språk är så vackert, men kära nån, han behöver nog lite terapi (Raskolnikov också, definitivt. Kanske alla karaktärer. Ingen mår bra. Alla mår piss). Även om jag älskade boken, hela sättet den var skriven på, och hur man på så många sätt sympatiserade med en så typisk antihjälte, var den också helt jävla sjuk. Trauma. På riktigt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Blood, Animal death, Death, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Grief, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Toxic friendship

tallulah_x's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

Thoroughly enjoyed this book, very dark themes however and you have to be patient with it to feel it’s full affect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

solliereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

This book took me almost a full year to read; I had to take breaks at some points to focus on my reading goal for 2022, and my focus gradually shifted away from it. Nonetheless, I'm extremely happy that I found the time to finish it. It stands apart as a Russian classic, and an absolute must-read - I found myself having to put the book down at many points during my reading, just to reflect on both the text and the philosophical ideas it presented. Dostoevsky's portrayal of a complicated and tortured genius, coming to terms with the grave crime that he has committed, is honestly just brilliant and it was interesting to read something from the perspective of a man who theorises that there are those in the world who intrinsically have the right to commit murder, and that he may be one of those people. I took an interest in classic Russian literature last year, and coming back to this novel has certainly sparked that interest for me. I look forward to reading some more of his work in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Animal cruelty

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Confinement, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Classism, and Infidelity

Minor: War