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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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bilbili's review against another edition

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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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wvelociraptor's review against another edition

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dark 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

4.0


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cherryfreckle's review against another edition

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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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mary_catherine's review against another edition

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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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marilla07's review against another edition

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

4.0


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probablytoolate's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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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dlrosebyh's review against another edition

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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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woolgathering_jane's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.5

“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.”
 I had way different expectations about what this book was actually about, but once I got over my initial disappointment, I quite enjoyed it. For this many pages, it's surprisingly easy to read and offers a fascinating view of Russia at the time. I love how Dostoevsky plays with the themes in this book - in peak realist literature, we follow a main character who thinks of himself as a true romantic hero (while he is, in reality, a typical realistic one). I loved how vivid all of the characters were. The look into Raskolnikov's mind was fascinating, but I found myself wishing for more detail (as odd as it sounds).
 And in my eyes, the ending, the last chapter elevated the story to a whole another level.
I'm in love with how Raskolnikov chose love and a good ending for himself, and how Dostoevsky signalled to us that no person is ever completely lost. I like the sharp contrast between the main story and the ending - the main story is rather depressing and bleak, while the ending is so hopeful. And I also love how, in retrospect, we were heading to this ending the whole time - despite all of his mistakes, Raskolnikov was dearly loved by several people the whole time. And the unconditional love was what saved him in the end. Beautiful.

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sandy_21's review against another edition

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challenging funny mysterious reflective fast-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

3.5


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