Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Crime and Punishment tells the story of Rodion Raskolnikov, an ex-student who plans to murder a pawnbroker to test his theory of personality. Having accomplished the deed, Raskolnikov struggles with mental anguish while trying to both avoid the consequences and hide his guilt from his friends and family.
Dostoevsky’s original idea for the novel centered on the Marmeladov family and the impact of alcoholism in Russia, but inspired by a double murder in France he decided to rework it around the new character of Raskolnikov. The novel was first serialized in The Russian Messenger over the course of 1866, where it was an instant success. It was published in a single volume in 1867. Presented here is Constance Garnett’s 1914 translation.
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Crime and Punishment tells the story of Rodion Raskolnikov, an ex-student who plans to murder a pawnbroker to test his theory of personality. Having accomplished the deed, Raskolnikov struggles with mental anguish while trying to both avoid the consequences and hide his guilt from his friends and...
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Gabriel
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13 June 2026
The writing is decent, and the way Dostoevsky explores themes of guilt, morality, and redemption is interesting, and there were definitely parts that made me think. Although, I found the book pretty depressing to my taste. Almost every chapter feels heavy, with so much focus on suffering, poverty, and mental anguish. While I appreciated what the author was trying to do, the overall tone made it hard for me to really enjoy the reading experience. I'm glad I read it, but it's not a book I'd want to revisit.
Rick Louzeiro
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30 January 2026
This is a book one might pair not with tea, but perhaps with a glass of brandy—or with nothing at all. It leaves the reader so utterly alone that only one's own thoughts can provide company. To see literature probe such depths is both terrifying and sobering for me as a reader. 5 stars, not for its complexity, but for this profound and unflinching honesty in understanding the human soul.
Nesha Auten
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5 November 2024
Good book, once you understand all the characters, which some have very similar last names. It took me a couple of chapters before I got really into it but once I was in I couldn't stop reading. Some of it's difficult to understand because it was written in the 1800's and it's a Russian boo, with some French words and some German words. Very helpful to have the book read aloud when possible, just for the pronouncing of words/names
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