Reviews

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

ihategrackles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

ferris_mx's review against another edition

3.0

Some people say that Doestoyevsky is better than Tolstoy, but I am not one of those people. The book was rather pointless, exploring the experiments of a young MRA with exerting his psychopathic powers by murdering an innocent pawnbroker and her even more innocent friend, and being saved through the unwarranted charity of all his acquaintances, mostly female, and ultimately in the last page randomly finding faith and being saved by religion. Like Proust, I am sick of these MRA tortured young male protagonists. The book's antisemitism, while not prevalent, was quite pointed and notable.

uncle_nino's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️stars

There's a lot going on here: selfishness, greed, stupidity, transgression, death, insanity, guilty conscience, solitude, a need for redemption, and love. It's full.

I actually tried to read this, not as an observer, but to place myself in the shoes of Raskolnikov. Ultimately, I fell back into the observation mode. I liked it, to put it generically. It's actually another lesson in sociology that I find interesting. 
***
"It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently."

"And the more I drink the more I feel it. That’s why I drink too. I try to find sympathy and feeling in drink.... I drink so that I may suffer twice as much!"
Ouch! 💔🤔

"The man who has a conscience suffers whilst acknowledging his sin. That is his punishment-- as well as prison."
***
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oftalone90's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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

2.75

An interesting premise (there is a reason it’s considered a classic). Pace is slow, there are lots of chapters you could lose entirely as they don’t add to the plot.
It’s very reflective. There is lots of introspection from the main character.
Got through this by listening to the Will Poulter reading on Audible (which I highly recommend!)  

ajteyn's review against another edition

3.0

A much better story than expected but my god, the antisemitism

gabitheaustrian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

lunabob's review against another edition

1.0

DNF
Maybe I'll try it some other time, but this man is pissing me off and won't shut the hell up.

hlublin23's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

4.25

Can be a tough read at times but absolutely worth it. A book you want to take your time to digest and think about.

loyaultemelie's review against another edition

Despite my personal loathing for Dostoevsky as a human, I did indeed enjoy this novel. I will say Garnett’s translation is my personal favorite - I believe she captures Dostoevsky’s manic prose better than P&V

mirrortower's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0