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Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Start date: January 2, 2011

Finish date: March 26, 2011

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Apr 14, 2016 Alana rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: political, christians-should-read, foreign-culture, classics, boxall-s-1001-books

I waver between 4 and 5 stars for this, because it's so good that I WANT to give it five stars. If it had ended after Part V and not had the epilogue, it would definitely be at least 4.5, but after the epilogue I had to give it only four.

It's leaps and bounds better (and easier to read!) than Brothers Karamozov. In C&P, Dostoyevsky lets the story moralize for him and doesn't spend as much time having each of the characters monologue and preach to the reader. Oh yes, they do preach, but it's MUCH ...more

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Jan 25, 2015 Frank Deschain rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I wasn't expecting to get sucked into this book so quickly. My mom had gotten me a Barnes and Noble gift card, and on an Ambien-induced Christmas e-shopping spree on Christmas Eve Crime and Punishment ended up in my cart. I had heard vaguely about the story, but did not know too much. I always considered books like 1984, Brave New World, and The Great Gatsby as some of my favorite classics. I can now add Crime and Punishment to the list.
The book opens as Raskolnikov is in hardship as a strugg ...more

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Feb 17, 2014 J_BlueFlower rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1001, 1001-5-books-author, 1001-read, norwegian-100, catching-up-read

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

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