Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Roger Cockrell (Translator)

560 pages • first pub 1866 (editions)

fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced
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Poverty-stricken and cut off from society, former law student Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov leads a desolate life in a dreary little room in St Petersburg. Having abandoned all hopes of sustaining himself through work, he now obsesses over the ide...

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Community Reviews Summary of 42,078 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
reflective 71%
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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