Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Sidney Monas (Translator)

539 pages • first pub 1866 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective tense slow-paced

Description

Determined to overreach his humanity and assert his untrammelled individual will, Raskolnikov, and impoverished student living in the St. Petersburg of the Tsars, commits an act of murder and theft and sets into motion a story which, for its excru...

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Community Reviews Summary of 33,224 reviews

Moods

dark 91%
reflective 71%
tense 57%
challenging 55%
emotional 38%
mysterious 29%
sad 27%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 4%
informative 3%

Pace

slow 72%
medium 25%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

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

Strong character development?

Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

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

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 57% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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

Average rating

4.11

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