Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Crimen y castigo by Fyodor Dostoevsky

235 reviews

libertyreads3458's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, and Injury/Injury detail

caffeinatedbookwoorm's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism

rallsley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Body horror, Bullying, Deportation, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, and Excrement

pins_and_needles's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad 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

1.0

Raskolnikov’s greatest crime in the context of this book is not the murder (which is repeatedly justified in text by the old woman’s greed amidst great poverty) but his horrendous behavior towards his only friend. Literally what does Razumikhin get for his beneficence and loyalty except more responsibilities and trouble??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment

wyabook234's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Alcoholism

Minor: Pedophilia and Antisemitism

preslava1503's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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? N/A

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

shibbie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Sexism, Rape, and Sexual harassment

sofipitch's review against another edition

3.0

Given how universally loved I was not ready for how conservative Christian this book is. This book is fascinating in how it portrays a very real very harsh reality in it as a part of it's moral dilemmas, but the solutions Dostoyevsky proposes are just meaningless in a way. I will say I spent a lot of time thinking about this book and also feeling crazy bc of it's acclaimed status and just not jiving with it, so in terms of making me think, it did a good job. I'm just too much of a commie and with a strong belief in moral relativism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Murder, Death of parent, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Racism and Antisemitism

ssylvia08's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Child abuse

dearbhlanoonan's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Xenophobia and Sexism