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I struggled through the first half of this book, mostly because of the writing style which is a bit on the heavy and dramatic side (not nearly as “modern” as my homie Tolstoy). Also… why on earth do Russians insist on interchangeably referring to characters by their first names, family names, and pet names…?
The old (read “public domain”) translation by Constance Garnett is not helping the flow either and requires to use of a dictionary in parts (at least for me…). It was the price to pay for ha ...more
The old (read “public domain”) translation by Constance Garnett is not helping the flow either and requires to use of a dictionary in parts (at least for me…). It was the price to pay for ha ...more
It must be such a privilege to be able to read this masterpiece in its own language.
Oh friends, where do I start… I finally finished reading Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment and I’m madly in love with it. The story, the characters, the ideas, monologues, it’s beyond words. Considering Dostoevsky wrote this during political turmoil at that time in Russia and was highly influenced by the complexity of his life experience… this was quite a read.
For me, Crime and Punishment is not only about what t ...more
Oh friends, where do I start… I finally finished reading Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment and I’m madly in love with it. The story, the characters, the ideas, monologues, it’s beyond words. Considering Dostoevsky wrote this during political turmoil at that time in Russia and was highly influenced by the complexity of his life experience… this was quite a read.
For me, Crime and Punishment is not only about what t ...more
It's a good book, but I read it after I read Brothers Karamazov so I think that tainted my expectations. I enjoy the character development and some of the overarching themes, but Doestovsky's craft is not fully honed yet. Some characters like Sonia are a little more two dimensional than I really wanted them to be.
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Jul 06, 2019
Lia Wright
marked it as to-read
Sep 19, 2019
Izzet Ağaner
added it
Oct 17, 2019
Lord
marked it as gave-up-on
May 09, 2020
Meredith
marked it as own-tbr
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Mar 20, 2022
Lora
marked it as to-read
Sep 11, 2022
Nathiê
rated it
it was amazing
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Nov 22, 2022
jess
marked it as to-read
