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A review by zakiyahzakir
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book took me so long to finish, but it was definitely worth the read.
Fyodor Dostoevsky has a very unique style of writing where he describes the characters’ insanity in depth as if you’re experiencing it first handedly. I like how every character in this book is insane, and when you think it couldn’t get any worse, it does.
Raskolnikov is a very interesting character who may seem aggressive and moody at first, but is quite the intelligent one. His philosophy behind every action, which he expresses in depth leaving no room for doubt, makes it sound justifiable to the readers. And this leads to the readers to sympathize with him as if you’re conversing in real.
The last few pages of the book are the most excruciating. Readers are drawn into the story by the wide range of emotions and end up feeling sympathy for the character. The ending is quite unexpected as he gives up 7-8years of his life in prison for a crime he committed for no benefit. The intense emotions between Raskolnikov and Sonya when they had to stay away and wait for each other, had a tragic yet beautiful ending.
Fyodor Dostoevsky has a very unique style of writing where he describes the characters’ insanity in depth as if you’re experiencing it first handedly. I like how every character in this book is insane, and when you think it couldn’t get any worse, it does.
Raskolnikov is a very interesting character who may seem aggressive and moody at first, but is quite the intelligent one. His philosophy behind every action, which he expresses in depth leaving no room for doubt, makes it sound justifiable to the readers. And this leads to the readers to sympathize with him as if you’re conversing in real.
The last few pages of the book are the most excruciating. Readers are drawn into the story by the wide range of emotions and end up feeling sympathy for the character. The ending is quite unexpected as he gives up 7-8years of his life in prison for a crime he committed for no benefit. The intense emotions between Raskolnikov and Sonya when they had to stay away and wait for each other, had a tragic yet beautiful ending.