Reviews with content warning for Sexism - Crime and Punishment

And what shows that I am utterly a louse,’ [...] ‘is that I am perhaps viler and more loathsome than the louse I killed, and I felt beforehand that I should tell myself so after killing her.

As soon as I started reading this story, I knew I was gonna love it. The writing was masterful in my eyes and never made me bored even though the story was dragging. The changes of point of view were a choice that was for the most part a success. The characters are so realistic and I was immediately moved by the empathy pouring from every page, which is refreshing.

This book made me remember why I LOVE reading classics because you can analyse every page and to this day, it's so accessible and doesn't come off as pretentious in any way.

Unfortunately I wanted to love this book more, but I was definitely taken aback from the writing of the female characters, the portrayal of the prisoners, the love story that I hated but more importantly I was disappointed by the lack of development from main character even though all the self awareness that he has. The choices for the ending were kind of disappointing for me...

Even then, this is a masterful piece of work that I loved reading and definitely made me yearn to read another work from this Dostoevsky soon!

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dark reflective 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

4.0

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5.0

Your worst sin is that you've destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing !!!

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probablytoolate's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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olly_gp24's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I'd wouldn't recommend this book to a beginner. I used a dictionary app to help me understand what was going on but nevertheless, enjoyed it.

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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? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Mi crimen fue tener curiosidad y mi castigo leerme este tocho.

¿Una de las mejores novelas de la historia? Sin duda. ¿Qué ha sido un mareo? Lo ha sido.

Conocemos a Raskólnikov, un joven que, debido a su extrema pobreza y su orgullo, se vio obligado a dejar sus estudios de Derecho, empeñar sus pocos bienes y malvivir en la cochambre. La noticia que de su hermana Dunia se ha prometido sin amor con un hombre adinerado (más buscando el bien de la familia que el suyo propio) hace que finalmente Rakólnikov se decida a matar a una usurera para robarle. Idea un plan sin fisuras, pero su mala salud, tanto física como mental, y el terror a ser descubiertos le empezarán a jugar malas pasadas.

Catalogada generalmente como novela psicológica, filosófica e incluso policíaca, cumple bastante bien con estas definiciones. Dostoyevski hace constantes análisis sobre el bien y el mal, la naturaleza humana y la posibilidad de redención, a la vez que sus personajes juegan continuamente al gato y al ratón, con la verdad rozándoles las narices, pero sin encontrar prueba materiales o sin querer afrontar la verdad.

Yo añadiría que es una novela de gestiones. Jamás vi a tanta gente ir de tantos lados sin parar para hacer una cosa, cambiar de idea e ir a hacer otra y pensarlo mejor más tarde. Eso y miles de personajes, todos muy rusos, con sus nombres de rusos, donde a cada uno se lo llama como mínimo de tres formas distintas, y el hecho de que sea una novela de entregas y se cobrase al peso o por palabra escrita... pues no la hacen precisamente una lectura ligera.

Podríamos extraer interesantes conclusiones, como la necesidad del arrepentimiento sincero y el trabajo duro para conseguir la redención, la arrogancia como el peor de los vicios o la insignificancia del ser humano. Yo me quedo con que, si vas a asesinar, no te duermas.

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