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Delitto e castigo, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Pier Paolo Pasolini

113 reviews

hedvigcallmer's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

4.75

Dostojevskijs språk är så vackert, men kära nån, han behöver nog lite terapi (Raskolnikov också, definitivt. Kanske alla karaktärer. Ingen mår bra. Alla mår piss). Även om jag älskade boken, hela sättet den var skriven på, och hur man på så många sätt sympatiserade med en så typisk antihjälte, var den också helt jävla sjuk. Trauma. På riktigt.

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crows_in_a_trenchcoat's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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tallulah_x's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Thoroughly enjoyed this book, very dark themes however and you have to be patient with it to feel it’s full affect.

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solliereads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This book took me almost a full year to read; I had to take breaks at some points to focus on my reading goal for 2022, and my focus gradually shifted away from it. Nonetheless, I'm extremely happy that I found the time to finish it. It stands apart as a Russian classic, and an absolute must-read - I found myself having to put the book down at many points during my reading, just to reflect on both the text and the philosophical ideas it presented. Dostoevsky's portrayal of a complicated and tortured genius, coming to terms with the grave crime that he has committed, is honestly just brilliant and it was interesting to read something from the perspective of a man who theorises that there are those in the world who intrinsically have the right to commit murder, and that he may be one of those people. I took an interest in classic Russian literature last year, and coming back to this novel has certainly sparked that interest for me. I look forward to reading some more of his work in the future.

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lynxpardinus's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective

3.5

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jaan's review against another edition

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Victim of a university student’s midterms (the irony is not lost on me). To be reread from the beginning in January, because I, an idiot, left my copy at uni housing.

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clevermird's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad 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

3.0

Installment number ten on my attempt to read the great classics of western literary canon, Crime and Punishment was my intro to the world of Russian literature. I recall saying as I began this one "wow, the first chapter in and I'm already depressed."

Joking aside, Crime and Punishment tells the story of college dropout Raskolnikov, teetering on the edge of destitution and consumed by a strange mix of depression and lofty philosophical musings. In his half-starved despair, he convinces himself that some murders are morally justified and sets out to prove that theory on his pawnbroker. What follows is a series of intertwined events that will change the lives of everyone involved - and end several of them.

This was a hard one for me to review because even after spending a month reading it, I'm not sure how I feel about it. I didn't feel like I enjoyed it while I was reading it. The prose is dense, the language complex, and many characters spend a long time monologuing. The subject matter is bleak and gritty. But then, every time I set it down, I found myself wondering what happened next and musing on the characters and motivations. It's a book that makes you feel accomplished when you finish it, one that takes you deep into the interior lives of its characters. It also feels as thought the characters, Raskolnikov in particular, are deeply personal to the author, which adds a layer of richness to the story that I feel like is hard to replicate.

Overall, not an easy or fun book to read, but one that is a classic for a reason, with a lot to chew on philosophically and some in-depth character study.

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