Crime and Punishment by George Gibian, Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

George Gibian, Fyodor Dostoevsky with Jessie Coulson (Translator)

694 pages • first pub 1866 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced

Description

New footnotes have been added, based on discoveries by the leading Soviet Dostoevsky scholar, Sergei Belov. "Backgrounds and Sources", highly praised in the Second Edition, remains unaltered. Included are a detailed map of nineteenth-century St. P...

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Community Reviews Summary of 26,088 reviews

Moods

dark 92%
reflective 71%
tense 56%
challenging 55%
emotional 36%
mysterious 28%
sad 26%
hopeful 5%
adventurous 4%
funny 4%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%

Pace

slow 73%
medium 24%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 73% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | No: 29% | Yes: 21%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 59% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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

Average rating

4.09

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