This took me forever to get through, partly because "Crime and Punishment" was too bulky to lug around, and honestly, it just made me anxious to read. Anyone have a favorite translation they'd recommend? I read the Pevear and Volokhonsky version of "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky, and I'm thinking I'd probably prefer something else. Might give it another shot in like, a decade. Looking for good book reviews to help me decide!

Well, what’s a global pandemic for if you don’t read the stuff you think you really ought to have read by now? Although I hope this strange circumstance won't result in me referring to Fyodor Dostoevsky as The Corona Guy. Those yet to read this towering inferno of literature may wish to know what’s in the nearly 700 pages, so here is a scientific analysis : **WHAT HAPPENS IN CRIME AND PUNISHMENT** Long conversations between people who could talk the hind legs off a donkey: ......................

If you've ever committed an unjust act, as Raskolnikov does in Fyodor Dostoevsky's *Crime and Punishment*, you know it would have been better right from the start to confess your injustice and seek absolution through clemency. For if you neglected to come clean, you were probably racked with ruin within, and "delivered to the bondsman" of torturous guilt. It happened to Raskolnikov, and it happened to me. Each one of us is a Raskolnikov, you know. No, not like you're thinking—not a shabbily d...

Writing this review feels like a crime, and honestly, reading "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky felt like a genuine punishment. If you're looking for classic literature book reviews, maybe skip this one.

What more can I add to the chorus of 7000+ reviews already out there? I find Fyodor Dostoevsky's *Crime and Punishment* utterly captivating because of the sheer breadth of topics it tackles. Much like the OJ trial, this book delves into a multitude of interconnected, crucial issues that remain relevant even now, despite its original publication way back in 1865. Of course, the novel grapples extensively with crime and punishment, as the title suggests. But it also plunges into the depths of ins...

‘To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.’I've been giving Fyodor Dostoevsky's *Crime and Punishment* a lot of thought lately. Despite the three years* that have gone by since reading *Crime and Punishment*—three years in which I’ve read some outstanding literature, joined Goodreads, and written just over 100 book reviews of the books I’ve journeyed through—*Crime and Punishment* still reigns supreme as one of my personal favorite novels. It's definitely in the ...

I've come to the conclusion that those massive Russian novels might just be where it's at. And by \"it,\" I mean that general awesomeness that combines history, philosophy, and readability to make books that are both thought-provoking and enjoyable. Think of them as the ultimate book club reads!Up until reading Fyodor Dostoevsky, Tolstoy had basically taught me everything I knew about nineteenth-century Russian society and its people. And by that, I mean that everything I knew was about the dram...

“Trying to untie the string and going to the window, to the light (all her windows were closed, despite the stuffiness), she left him completely for a few seconds and turned her back to him. He unbuttoned his coat and freed the axe from the loop but did not quite take it out yet; he just held it in his right hand under the coat. His hands were terribly weak; he felt them growing more and more numb and stiff every moment. He was afraid he would let go and drop the axe…suddenly his head seemed to ...

There was a time in my life when I couldn’t get enough of reading Dostoevsky. Maybe it was because his books made me think so deeply about what it means to be human, and the choices we make in life. I started with *Crime and Punishment*, probably his most famous work. It's a classic for a reason!What sticks with me is Dostoevsky’s brilliant understanding of human nature. I remember thinking what an incredibly insightful *study* this book was; a profound examination of a man who commits murder an...

I pretty much had to quit drinking for a month just to get through it; my friends don't even call anymore. But it's a masterpiece. If you're looking for intense, character-driven book reviews, Fyodor Dostoevsky's *Crime and Punishment* is it.