Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky

73 reviews

corvuzss's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Misogyny

oceanwriter's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

1.5

I know this is a classic and hailed as a great literary achievement… but I just wasn’t feeling it. 

Raskolnikov murders two women, hailing himself a hero. He believes the world will be a better place, even though things hadn't gone according to plan. As time goes on, deep-seated guilt slowly takes him over, especially as suspicion arises. 

For a book nearly 700 pages long, there isn't a lot of action or much of anything interesting in general. Maybe it was profound for its time, but I found it painfully boring compared to other books with similar themes. Part one was promising enough but then the rest of the book droned on. It just wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Antisemitism

zazreads's review against another edition

challenging

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I've already read the large majority of the rest of Dostoevsky's works and already knew that I don't like his writing and narrative style. I pushed through Crime and Punishment for it's place in literary canon, and that was a mistake. I absolutely despise this man's writing. I won't rate the book, because I don't think it's overtly bad literature and it doesn't deserve my horrible rating. Dostoevsky's writing and my taste just seem to be mutually exclusive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Minor: Misogyny

444lex444ndr444's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Antisemitism

lindsgiovannone's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, and Mental illness

riya_mishra's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

A brilliant psychological study of mental illness and crime. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

kingablush's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment

arxchiell's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Stalking, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Classism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

linuskramshoej's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Suicide

tmickey's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Suicide, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

Minor: Antisemitism and Mental illness