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Opening with a bloody murder is a bold move, and watching the murderer struggle on the brink of madness for however many pages (a lot) was quite the journey.
My favorite characters where the two young women, Dunya and Sonya, along with Razumikhin (the murderer's BFF). They reflect all that is good in the world, while still carrying human flaws.
The main character (and murderer), Raskolnikov, was complex and interesting, and entirely unlikeable. And frankly, his "punishment" was pretty unsatisfying, and the ending was far softer than I thought it would be.
I did listen on audio to the unabridged version, and the narrator was amazing.
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Murder
Moderate: Pedophilia
Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicide, Dementia
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Gaslighting
Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Deportation
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
Minor: Pedophilia, Antisemitism
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Blood, Murder, Alcohol
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Sexual violence
Minor: Racism, Antisemitism
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Murder
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
Minor: Sexism, Xenophobia
if you want to know what mattered in this book read the epilogue and keep it pushing
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Pedophilia
Graphic: Death, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Sexual harassment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol