Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)

600 pages first pub 1866 (editions)

fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced
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Hailed by Washington Post Book World as “the best [translation] currently available" when it was first published, this second edition of Crime and Punishment has been updated in honor of the 200th anniversary of Dostoevsky’s birth.With the same su...

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Community Reviews Summary of 41,154 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
reflective 71%
tense 57%
challenging 54%
emotional 39%
mysterious 30%
sad 29%
hopeful 6%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
inspiring 4%
informative 3%

Pace

slow 71%
medium 26%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 48% | No: 27% | Yes: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3%

Average rating

4.12

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