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Crime And Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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sophievalverde's review against another edition

5.0

Como me gustaría poder guardar ciertas sensaciones en algún lugar para luego volver a experimentarlas. Wow me acabo de terminar crime and punishment y en serio es un libro que te cambia bastante la manera de ver a los seres humanos, a ti mismo, enserio es impresionante. Definitivamente siento que en cuanto comienze otro libro voy a ver sus elementos como triviales y sin importancia debido a lo sofisticado que fueron todos los tratados en crime and punsihment. Amo como escribe Dostoyevski, en serio tengo altas excpectativas para la literatura rusa luego de esta increíble novela. Juro que voy a hacer a la literatura rusa la mitad de mi personalidad a partir de ahoraJAJAJ

28yoyo's review against another edition

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reflective tense 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

princely_deeds's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad 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

3.75

This book was extremely drawn out, but I feel that was needed considering it’s theme. I think it could have tackled more philosophical questions given it’s length, but I like the conversations that it did spark. There were some scenes that I thought were rather pointless, but the ending was good. Overall a depressing read, but I’m still glad I read it.

P.S. I read the last 200ish pages in one night (took me like 5 hours), but I’m very proud of myself.

carriepond's review against another edition

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3.0

When I read this in high school, I called it "Crime and Kill Myself" while I was reading it. After finishing it, though, I found it incredibly interesting. I'd like to re-read it soon.

ladysagestorm's review against another edition

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5.0

I found so much of this to be so deeply personal to me that I'm confused and almost embarrassed by the thought of other people reading it

lalalena's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Absolutely critical that you keep in mind that Raskolnikov is a 23 year old man, otherwise nothing he does or thinks will make a lick of sense.

Also I need someone smarter than me to explain why we get this extended Svidrigailov sequence at the end…Like I guess it’s a counterpoint to Rodion’s handling of his own crime but is there something more there? Because if it’s just that, it doesn’t work for me.