Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)

814 pages • first pub 1866 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective tense slow-paced

Description

Hailed by Washington Post Book World as “the best [translation] currently available" when it was first published, this second edition has been updated in honor of the 200th anniversary of Dostoevsky’s birth.With the same suppleness, energy, and ra...

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Community Reviews Summary of 28,471 reviews

Moods

dark 91%
reflective 71%
tense 57%
challenging 55%
emotional 37%
mysterious 28%
sad 27%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 5%
funny 4%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%

Pace

slow 73%
medium 24%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 48% | No: 28% | Yes: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 59% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%

Average rating

4.09

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