Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Sidney Monas (Translator)

543 pages first pub 1866 (editions)

fiction classics challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Description

Determined to overreach his humanity and assert his untrammelled individual will, Raskolnikov, an 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 excrut...

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Community Reviews Summary of 83 reviews

Moods

challenging 75%
tense 75%
dark 50%
emotional 50%
reflective 50%
sad 25%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.27

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