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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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scharah's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.5

I’m surprised at how much I appreciated this book. It’s definitely worth getting through, I think. A word of advice - this book, while about a specific crime and a specific punishment, it is really about “crime” and “punishment” as ideas and realities more broadly, so when he goes off and talks about all these different characters and it takes chapters and chapters to move along with Raskolnikov’s story, recognize that those stories are as important to the point and idea of the book as our main character, even if it seems that that particular side plot wasn’t necessary. I’m really glad I read it!

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ccachapa's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective 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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chitti's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel!
The russians always write such great literature… ily dostoevsky
So well written. Definitely one of my all-time favourite.

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tri03sh's review

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dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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maidertxunieves's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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hazeclarke's review

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dark 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

1.0

Dear god this book is so boring I do not understand why anyone likes this

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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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idiotela123's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

THIS IS MY FAVOURITE BOOK OF ALL TIME (including Frankenstein). It may be a tough read at first, and all the character's names are difficult to grasp. But it captures the ideals of morality so well. It did send me into a bit of a slump, so I recommend to not read it unless you want to have an existential crisis and rethink your whole entire life. It's very dark and challenging to read, but impossible to put down. I must say Dostoyevsky did a very good job at this book.

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n_degeorgia's review against another edition

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dark funny 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

5.0

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cmcrockford's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Stilted maybe, repetitive yes, especially the way it's translated here, but this is exactly what I needed to read right now, similar to Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki.

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