Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

20 reviews

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, and Classism

atalea's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

midwifereading's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

I have now read at least three Russian classics: Anna Karenina, War & Peace, and now Crime & Punishment. Of the three, I think the latter is my favorite.

Opening with a bloody murder is a bold move, and watching the murderer struggle on the brink of madness for however many pages (a lot) was quite the journey. 

My favorite characters where the two young women, Dunya and Sonya, along with Razumikhin (the murderer's BFF). They reflect all that is good in the world, while still carrying human flaws. 

The main character (and murderer), Raskolnikov, was complex and interesting, and entirely unlikeable. And frankly, his "punishment" was pretty unsatisfying, and the ending was far softer than I thought it would be. 

I did listen on audio to the unabridged version, and the narrator was amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

The downward spiral of a poor student was relatable.  I enjoyed my time (mostly).

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

alisonvh's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

A man commits a heinous crime, then spends 500 pages deliberating whether or not he should confess. By the end, all the tension was gone for me because you can only dangle a carrot in front of me and yank it away so many times before I give up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault

cherryfreckle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming and Gun violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

olly_gp24's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

maria_borges1507's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

 Um retrato de pobreza e desespero.
Um thriller psicológico (escrito num século em que tal coisa não existia) onde os pensamentos e angústias das personagens são revelados de uma forma absurdamente extraordinária.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

velokei's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

I finally finished this after a year 😭😭 I’m so happy that I managed it. I’m glad I had the experience of reading it but wow it was a lot and I don’t know if I’d recommend it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

corvuzss's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt