jana16's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
itsnoisynick's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
ninadonaldson's review against another edition
challenging
medium-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
4.0
Yes it took me two months to finish, ending was worth it
backpacker's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
cheska_'s review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This is a tentative rating because I feel like this book will grow on me. While I appreciated the genius of Dostoevsky's storytelling, Crime and Punishment moved at a turtle's pace. I was pretty much dragging myself from page to page about half of the time. But classics are usually more enjoyable on the second read for me, so we'll see if my opinion will change later on.
celine03's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
car0line007's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
5.0
anya_reading's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't read this actual version, I read the free version that was available for Kindle download in the Amazon Store.
I really hated Rodya in this book. He is rude to everyone and aloof, thinking himself an Uberman, and he kills his two victims a quarter of the way through the book. The rest of it is basically him flailing around, daring people to convict him and then turning around to accuse them of sullying his name because he doesn't want to go to jail. Then he finally confesses about 90% through the book. Thank you, Sonya, for getting it over with already!!
In the end, when they say he saved a child from a burning building etc. etc., I wondered how much of that was really true. It made me wonder, how could someone find killing a "louse" as proof of being made of superior stuff, if you already were a hero in the past? Perhaps illness played a major part in Rodya's erratic behavior in this novel.
This was not my favorite of Dostoevsky's novels, since the ending was a bit tacky in my opinion (religion and love conquer all and make the heartless antagonist "human" again, clichéd), but the author's characteristic long, in-depth stories really grow on you so as to make you not want to reach the ending. You really enjoy seeing what daily life was like in Petersburg, Russia in the 1860s.
Dounia was a great character and I wish we could have seen more of her - shooting that villainous Svidrigaïlov was an exhilarating scene that I was pleasantly surprised to see. Would have been great if Rodya had double teamed and kicked his butt, too!
I really hated Rodya in this book. He is rude to everyone and aloof, thinking himself an Uberman, and he kills his two victims a quarter of the way through the book. The rest of it is basically him flailing around, daring people to convict him and then turning around to accuse them of sullying his name because he doesn't want to go to jail. Then he finally confesses about 90% through the book. Thank you, Sonya, for getting it over with already!!
In the end, when they say he saved a child from a burning building etc. etc., I wondered how much of that was really true. It made me wonder, how could someone find killing a "louse" as proof of being made of superior stuff, if you already were a hero in the past? Perhaps illness played a major part in Rodya's erratic behavior in this novel.
This was not my favorite of Dostoevsky's novels, since the ending was a bit tacky in my opinion (religion and love conquer all and make the heartless antagonist "human" again, clichéd), but the author's characteristic long, in-depth stories really grow on you so as to make you not want to reach the ending. You really enjoy seeing what daily life was like in Petersburg, Russia in the 1860s.
Dounia was a great character and I wish we could have seen more of her - shooting that villainous Svidrigaïlov was an exhilarating scene that I was pleasantly surprised to see. Would have been great if Rodya had double teamed and kicked his butt, too!
theremightbecats's review against another edition
5.0
DOSTOEVSKY IS MY NEW HERO .
Okay , I will never forget this book as long as I live .
I've always dreaded thrillers , but after reading this book , damn , I think I might consider rethinking my life .
This book is honestly a piece of art . Starting from the general plot to every single detail . I loved every line , every word ! Oh god , how perfectly written it is , every single sentence is a masterpiece ..
So the book talks about Raskolnikov, who committed a crime due to some philosophy he believed in , and about his psychological suffering afterwards .
What I loved the most was the messages laying between the lines , the philosophical thoughts , the unpopular opinions , and the naked truths . I feel like "ibtissem" before reading Crime And Punishment isn't the same "ibtissem" after finishing it .
I loved the characters' personnalities mostly , how they were sophisticated and very able to maintain arguments , I found myself sympathising with a cruel murderer , but at the end I realised that we all have a small Rakolnikov within us , we are not necessarily murderers , but we all have that bad side ,that thirst for greateness and seek of immortality and remembrance. Raskolnikov wasn't a bad person , he just did a bad thing and he learned how to forgive himself at the end , as we all should .
Thank you Raskolnikov , Sofya Semyonovna , Profiry Petrovitch , and every character in this book , for teaching me so much more than you intended .
Well deserved 62829198393902289292837 stars .
Okay , I will never forget this book as long as I live .
I've always dreaded thrillers , but after reading this book , damn , I think I might consider rethinking my life .
This book is honestly a piece of art . Starting from the general plot to every single detail . I loved every line , every word ! Oh god , how perfectly written it is , every single sentence is a masterpiece ..
So the book talks about Raskolnikov, who committed a crime due to some philosophy he believed in , and about his psychological suffering afterwards .
What I loved the most was the messages laying between the lines , the philosophical thoughts , the unpopular opinions , and the naked truths . I feel like "ibtissem" before reading Crime And Punishment isn't the same "ibtissem" after finishing it .
I loved the characters' personnalities mostly , how they were sophisticated and very able to maintain arguments , I found myself sympathising with a cruel murderer , but at the end I realised that we all have a small Rakolnikov within us , we are not necessarily murderers , but we all have that bad side ,that thirst for greateness and seek of immortality and remembrance. Raskolnikov wasn't a bad person , he just did a bad thing and he learned how to forgive himself at the end , as we all should .
Thank you Raskolnikov , Sofya Semyonovna , Profiry Petrovitch , and every character in this book , for teaching me so much more than you intended .
Well deserved 62829198393902289292837 stars .
ash_hsu's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25