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Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
My first attempt at reading one of the Great Russian Novels! The hardest part about it for me was actually the names of the characters: People have 3 names and are most often referred to by their first 2 names, but are sometimes referred to by their last name and sometimes also by a nickname that isn't always obvious.
This book is about many things, but seemed to be at its core a psychological thriller and a cautionary tale about the personal and societal repercussions of taking philosophical ideology to its "logical" conclusion. While I'm sure Dostoevsky was influenced by ideas and events happening in Russia in the mid 19th century, I kept thinking how the story could be applied any time and anywhere and feel just as compelling. Dostoevsky has a talent for creating complex characters who think and act like real people; I think he would have made a great detective and psychological profiler.
This book is about many things, but seemed to be at its core a psychological thriller and a cautionary tale about the personal and societal repercussions of taking philosophical ideology to its "logical" conclusion. While I'm sure Dostoevsky was influenced by ideas and events happening in Russia in the mid 19th century, I kept thinking how the story could be applied any time and anywhere and feel just as compelling. Dostoevsky has a talent for creating complex characters who think and act like real people; I think he would have made a great detective and psychological profiler.