A review by hali
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

“The old woman was a mistake perhaps, but she’s not the point! The old woman was merely a sickness... I was in a hurry to step over... it wasn’t a human being I killed, it was a principle! So I killed the principle, but I didn’t step over, I stayed on this side... All I managed to do was kill. And I didn’t even manage that, as it turns out...” 

I appreciate the central ideas of the novel and what Dostoevsky set out to accomplish. But it was too long and lost me at several points. If I didn't have the audio and book club obligations I would've DNFd.