Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

30 reviews

nakednames's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

i love you rodion romanovich raskolnikov

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Addiction, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Classism, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Cursing, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Stalking, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, and Infidelity

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization

the grief is never ending but so is the love

mlewis's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

corvuzss's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Misogyny

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

jaan's review against another edition

Victim of a university student’s midterms (the irony is not lost on me). To be reread from the beginning in January, because I, an idiot, left my copy at uni housing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Murder and Sexual harassment

clevermird's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Installment number ten on my attempt to read the great classics of western literary canon, Crime and Punishment was my intro to the world of Russian literature. I recall saying as I began this one "wow, the first chapter in and I'm already depressed." 

Joking aside, Crime and Punishment tells the story of college dropout Raskolnikov, teetering on the edge of destitution and consumed by a strange mix of depression and lofty philosophical musings. In his half-starved despair, he convinces himself that some murders are morally justified and sets out to prove that theory on his pawnbroker. What follows is a series of intertwined events that will change the lives of everyone involved - and end several of them. 

This was a hard one for me to review because even after spending a month reading it, I'm not sure how I feel about it. I didn't feel like I enjoyed it while I was reading it. The prose is dense, the language complex, and many characters spend a long time monologuing. The subject matter is bleak and gritty. But then, every time I set it down, I found myself wondering what happened next and musing on the characters and motivations. It's a book that makes you feel accomplished when you finish it, one that takes you deep into the interior lives of its characters. It also feels as thought the characters, Raskolnikov in particular, are deeply personal to the author, which adds a layer of richness to the story that I feel like is hard to replicate. 

Overall, not an easy or fun book to read, but one that is a classic for a reason, with a lot to chew on philosophically and some in-depth character study. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, Murder, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Blood, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Antisemitism and Stalking

poubelleboi's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

classico russo preferito finora

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

Minor: Antisemitism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Police brutality

alexandra_skl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is the best book I’ve ever read. Truly a wonderful and insightful exploration of humanity and morality. While the premise is tragic the book leaves you with a feeling of hope and warmth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

sunlandic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pedophilia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Classism, and Confinement

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Xenophobia