jussei 's review for:

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It would be an exercise in futility to attempt to fully convey the all encompassing, incredible depth this masterpiece of fiction has to offer in such limited words. The reader gets to intimately observe the psychology of Dostoyevsky's paradoxical protagonist: Raskolnikov, who commits an indelible crime in 19th century St Petersburg, which permanently alters a plethora of lives, including his own that swings continually between states of arrogance and despair. Dostoyevsky masterfully tackles philosophical and ideological questions pertaining to morality, sacrifice, remorse, redemption and even love, which are supported by a gripping story with an enthralling and complex ensemble of characters, and culminate in a profound conclusion that is sure to leave its mark on the reader indubitably.