Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

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

608 pages • first pub 1866 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced

Description

Raskolnikov, an impoverished student living in the St. Petersburg of the tsars, is determined to overreach his humanity and assert his untrammeled individual will. When he commits an act of murder and theft, he sets into motion a story that, for i...

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Community Reviews Summary of 26,530 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: 66% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 48% | No: 29% | Yes: 21%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 59% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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

Average rating

4.09

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