Crime and Punishmente by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishmente

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Constance Garnet (Translator), Keith Carabine (Contributor)

485 pages • first pub 1866 (editions) user-added

fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced
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Crime and Punishment is one of the greatest and most readable novels ever written. From the beginning we are locked into the frenzied consciousness of Raskolnikov who, against his better instincts, is inexorably drawn to commit a brutal double ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 42,371 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
reflective 70%
tense 58%
challenging 54%
emotional 39%
mysterious 30%
sad 29%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 6%
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: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | Yes: 27% | 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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