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What is distracting you from your Chunkster right now? (a.k.a. what else are you reading?)
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Brothers Karamazov (B) 03: Book III - Chapters 2-9
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Crime and Punishment - A re-read as I remembered so little about. A bit did come back to me but it wasn't like my re-read of Moll Flanders where I thought I hadn't read it before and it was only when I went back to it that the entire story, fairly much, came flooding back. Crime and Punishment truly was so vaguely remembered that whole chunks of it were entirely new.
I found this on audio and, as with all audio 'reads', this drew out the process a great deal as I listen soooo much more slowly tha ...more
I found this on audio and, as with all audio 'reads', this drew out the process a great deal as I listen soooo much more slowly tha ...more
Excellently well written. “Show, dont tell” - Dostoyevsky is simple one of the best. As a writer he is neutral about his characters. They each paint their own portrait in what they say and do.
While the story is easy to read there are a lot to understand. It seems to me that “crime” does not only refere to Raskolnikov, but to Svidrigaïlov, Marmeládov and Luzhin as well. Each criminal in some way. Each punished in some way. Come to think of it: Sonya too.
A great book. Will read more Dostoyevsky fo ...more
While the story is easy to read there are a lot to understand. It seems to me that “crime” does not only refere to Raskolnikov, but to Svidrigaïlov, Marmeládov and Luzhin as well. Each criminal in some way. Each punished in some way. Come to think of it: Sonya too.
A great book. Will read more Dostoyevsky fo ...more
Read this in college. For a criminal justice professional, I will definitely read it again.
Mar 22, 2010
Melanie Darrow
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Anne
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Dec 18, 2012
Glynis
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Jul 05, 2013
Lisa
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Jul 28, 2013
Jaclyn~she lives! catching up on reviews~
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Aug 21, 2013
Rachel
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Feb 07, 2014
Frank Deschain
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