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Cecily
Dickensian, and a clear influence on Kafka's Trial and Castle (Dostoyevski was an author he liked, according to Brod).

Grinding poverty and deprivation; alcoholism; criminality; prostitution; love; moral, social and political dilemmas; tests of friendship and family ties; the power of guilt - all the big themes, though not much about religion.

Twists in the plot, especially towards the end, echo Raskolnikov's own confusion about whether or not he's mad/paranoid, the implications of what he's don
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May 05, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
As one can see I loved the book. The book not only has historical aspects, but is also dark, which i loved. Favorite character svidrigailov, if you read the book you will see why.
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