Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

20 reviews

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

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

gkgkgk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Child abuse, and Classism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Medical content, Stalking, and Sexual content

mme_carton's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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: Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Murder, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Racism, and Slavery

hannahchristine's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.25

It took a while to get through it and follow the events especially since the amount of different names all the characters had made it even more complicated. I'm very glad I read it though and I did like the way and tone the story was told in, very distant and blunt I'd say. I'm not sure I completely got the point and the moral of the story but I did get something out of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness

lordofdisorder's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

smoooty's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

My favorite book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Mental illness

marenk's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide

aconfundityofcrows's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Confinement

Moderate: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Antisemitism, Grief, and Terminal illness

b_caligari's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abandonment, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity