Reviews

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

jennal13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

yulireads's review against another edition

4.0

A mentally ill man gets an idea in his head that he can just go and ahead and commit murder, and then proceeds to suffer the consequences of his actions.

Enjoyed the glimpse we get in the everyday life, back alleys, and taverns around the time the book was written. All the characters were lively and really fleshed out as well.

Overall I can’t say I wasn’t bored at times reading this and that it didn’t take me a good while to finish because of that, but glad I pushed through and finished.

dearpota's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

sasukes's review against another edition

5.0

i had pretty high expectations for this and it was so much better in ways i would’ve never guessed.

first of all raskolnikov has to be one of the unintentionally funniest characters ever

anjaa1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

paulablanc's review against another edition

5.0

dostoyevski me conquistó de nuevo

nanners13's review against another edition

I started reading other books

venla_reads's review against another edition

1.0

I can't bring myself to appreciate this. There's no mystery, no suspension, nothing to keep me interested. It's way too long and the description of women felt really problematic to me.

h4naaaa's review against another edition

5.0

Allora parto dal dire che questo è il secondo libro che leggo di dostoevskij. Ero molto spaventata dalla mole di questo libro e alle prime dieci pagine volevo già stopparlo. Andando avanti la storia è diventata curiosa e la psicologia che dosto da ai suoi libri è venuta fuori. Mi sono molto ritrovata in certi aspetti di questo libro seppure non come in Memorie del sottosuolo. Credo anche per il fatto che questo libro parla di un assasino che neanche alla fine non si sente in colpa per il delitto (che lui stesso non vuole chiamarlo) che ha commesso. Questo libro è incredibile, di una bellezza unica. Ti fa vivere un delitto e tutte le sue conseguenze (castigo). Al finale mi è scesa una lacrima perché nonostante tutto lui ha scelto la vita, seppur la sua mente sarà sempre “malata”. Mi sono ritrovata tanto in questo libro. Ci ho messo 5 giorni per finirlo, davvero tanto per i miei standard (leggo un libro in 2 giorni) ma mi sento così bene per averci messo tanto, per essere entrata meglio nella mentalità del protagonista. Lo rileggerò sicuramente, seppur non potrò mai provare le stesse emozioni della prima volta.

yaggayagga's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

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

5.0