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A review by anteus7
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Charles W. Goddard
5.0
It's been a loooong time since I've read this one. It still stands up.
I enjoy Dostoyevsky's characters. They are all intense (in their own ways) but manage to stay mostly believable. I like that he deals with how we all have socially unacceptable thoughts sometimes. Roskalnikov has a great many of them and is in no way meant to be a hero to emulate but is a compelling character. His compulsions and contradictory reactions to his own actions make him a character to be pitied, but definitely not a character to model one's life after.
Porfirey is probably my favorite character, though. His approach to investigation is fun to read. He's infuriating. I'm glad I'm not an axe murderer being investigated by him.
I enjoy Dostoyevsky's characters. They are all intense (in their own ways) but manage to stay mostly believable. I like that he deals with how we all have socially unacceptable thoughts sometimes. Roskalnikov has a great many of them and is in no way meant to be a hero to emulate but is a compelling character. His compulsions and contradictory reactions to his own actions make him a character to be pitied, but definitely not a character to model one's life after.
Porfirey is probably my favorite character, though. His approach to investigation is fun to read. He's infuriating. I'm glad I'm not an axe murderer being investigated by him.