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Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

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  • Author：Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Summary

Featured title in the 2018 PBS Great American Reads

Living in a squalid room in St。 Petersburg， the indigent but proud Rodion Raskolnikov believes he is above society。 Obsessed with the idea of breaking the law， Raskolnikov resolves to kill an old pawnbroker for her cash。

Although the murder and robbery are bungled， Raskolnikov manages to escape without being seen。 And with nothing to prove his guilt and a mendacious confessor in police custody， Raskolnikov seems to have committed the perfect crime。 But in Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s world of moral transgressions， with its reason and its consequences， Raskolnikov’s plan has a devastating hitch: the feverish delirium of his own conscience。

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Reviews

Jakob Nordin ，

3，5/5

Aedan Brennan ，

astonishingly good。

Upama Pant ，

The only reason I have not given this book five stars is because it was a perhaps tedious read， partly because of the details。 Yet， I want to emphasize how this book largely analyzes the protagonist's intrinsic thoughts。 I loved the anxious feeling it gave me throughout the read and also the portrayal of fighting your own demons。 Raskolnikov's sense of superiority somewhat led to downfall in his decision making capacity。 His decision affected people around him to such extent， I felt indifferent The only reason I have not given this book five stars is because it was a perhaps tedious read， partly because of the details。 Yet， I want to emphasize how this book largely analyzes the protagonist's intrinsic thoughts。 I loved the anxious feeling it gave me throughout the read and also the portrayal of fighting your own demons。 Raskolnikov's sense of superiority somewhat led to downfall in his decision making capacity。 His decision affected people around him to such extent， I felt indifferent towards him in a lot of instances。 Importantly， he admitted his wrong doings， and found his way back by repenting for it。 This book makes me realize how important it is to surround yourself with good thoughts and good people。 A classic piece of literature it is。 。。。more

Sriya ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Raskolnikov is a brilliant writer and a drop-out student when he commits a crime。 He doesn't leave behind any clues for the police and so manages to get away。 His conscience haunts him to the point of him being delirious。 The author does an excellent job in exploring the psychology of a criminal who kills for the world to be a better place。 My personal opinion is that the ending could have been better。 At the end， he surrenders himself to the police and finds solace in Christianity。 Raskolnikov is a brilliant writer and a drop-out student when he commits a crime。 He doesn't leave behind any clues for the police and so manages to get away。 His conscience haunts him to the point of him being delirious。 The author does an excellent job in exploring the psychology of a criminal who kills for the world to be a better place。 My personal opinion is that the ending could have been better。 At the end， he surrenders himself to the police and finds solace in Christianity。 。。。more

Lore_Zu ，

Is not for me

Ian Mathews ，

Way too long and made me anxious to read。 You’re in the mind of a paranoid psychopath for 800 pages。

Spencer Linton ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A slog of a read， just as predicted… but I didn’t hate it？ There were moments of philosophy， emotion， and candor that hit hard， but those were paired with extremely drawn out dialogues （fuck Porfiry’s speeches） and inner turmoil。 All in all I don’t really recommend it and found it disappointing that the epilogue left off on such a chipper note。 He found love， a desire to live， and religion for the first time in the last two pages？ Annoying。

Mariana Ferreira ，

I wish I could give it more stars。 If you don't mind a bit of a different style （just as peculiar as， say， Saramago）， this is a psychological study of the mind of a criminal that explores themes as wide as the justice system， systematic poverty and the dangers of Nietzsche's Übermensch - and above all things， it's a hell of a compelling read。 It doesn't get much better than this。 I wish I could give it more stars。 If you don't mind a bit of a different style （just as peculiar as， say， Saramago）， this is a psychological study of the mind of a criminal that explores themes as wide as the justice system， systematic poverty and the dangers of Nietzsche's Übermensch - and above all things， it's a hell of a compelling read。 It doesn't get much better than this。 。。。more

nana ，

vtnc melhor livro q ja li na vida

Zach McWhorter ，

Never before has a book enveloped my thoughts to the same degree as did Crime and Punishment， which left me in such a pensive state that I could hardly manage to separate my own ideas from those of Raskolnikov， the main character in Dostoyevsky’s compelling novel。 I regret my inability to articulate how impactful this book is on the soul， as are Dostoyevsky’s other novels， but again， as I stated in my review of The Brothers Karamazov， the psychological depth that Dostoyevsky’s reaches in his cha Never before has a book enveloped my thoughts to the same degree as did Crime and Punishment， which left me in such a pensive state that I could hardly manage to separate my own ideas from those of Raskolnikov， the main character in Dostoyevsky’s compelling novel。 I regret my inability to articulate how impactful this book is on the soul， as are Dostoyevsky’s other novels， but again， as I stated in my review of The Brothers Karamazov， the psychological depth that Dostoyevsky’s reaches in his characters is truly remarkable。 This book is about a lot more than “crime” and “punishment”。 It’s about life—and the internal struggle that all humans face to make meaning of it。 It’s about a student who， despite living in squalor with hardly anything to eat， （or should I say， as a result of living in squalor？） acts on his convictions—the means justifying the ends— in order to make a meaningful impact in the world。 What’s more， this book is about suffering， forgiveness， and redemption。 It’s an extraordinary book—and I’m not surprised it’s also a “classic”。I love you， Fyodor Dostoyevsky！ 。。。more

Thushar ，

A heavy read。 Took me a month and a half to get through。 I am glad I didn't give up on this。 I paced through the lasts 150 pages in a day。 The only way I can describe this book is that it is like being inside someone's head。 I can totally imagine the weight of emotions Raskolnikov feels towards the end。 It goes deep into the concept of suffering。 No wonder Jordan Peterson recommended this。 The parallels between Svidrigailov and Raskolnikov and their eventual choices explain beautiful what love， A heavy read。 Took me a month and a half to get through。 I am glad I didn't give up on this。 I paced through the lasts 150 pages in a day。 The only way I can describe this book is that it is like being inside someone's head。 I can totally imagine the weight of emotions Raskolnikov feels towards the end。 It goes deep into the concept of suffering。 No wonder Jordan Peterson recommended this。 The parallels between Svidrigailov and Raskolnikov and their eventual choices explain beautiful what love， suffering and redemption are。 Reading this， I begin to understand the need for an objective form of morality， doesn't mean I believe in one。 I highly recommend this book。 I would lay off if I were just starting out reading。 Takes some time to get invested and follow the Russian names。 。。。more

Zach ，

Oh wow。 So。 First and foremost I’m not going to allow myself to be so arrogant as if I have an interesting perspective on this that hasn’t been discussed before。 However， I do think that the way he cuts through human emotion is incredibly profound。 Especially in relation to the dreams。 There are things that are described so well it was almost as if it happened to me。 But I couldn’t describe it like that even if it did。One of my biggest pet peeve‘s in general is strawman arguments。 Which actually Oh wow。 So。 First and foremost I’m not going to allow myself to be so arrogant as if I have an interesting perspective on this that hasn’t been discussed before。 However， I do think that the way he cuts through human emotion is incredibly profound。 Especially in relation to the dreams。 There are things that are described so well it was almost as if it happened to me。 But I couldn’t describe it like that even if it did。One of my biggest pet peeve‘s in general is strawman arguments。 Which actually is probably my favorite thing about Dostoyevsky。 Rather than taking the nihilists arguments and making them weaker， he decided to impart them completely upon Raskolnikov， perhaps the smartest character in the book。 Through this， he was allowed to build them up。 Giving this character almost every “moral” justification for his actions。 Pushing the “greater good” no matter the sacrifice。 Aiming for the human paradise on Earth， who could deny that？ Almost as if I’m watching an Iron Man movie。 Ha ha。 Albeit then subsequently dismantle them。 Especially in his contract to the angelic characters of Sonia and Dounia， the latter of which is proven to be less morally corrupt。 And let it be shown at the time， and even to this day， he definitely picked the difficult side of the coin to argue。Similarly， the profound prophecy that he laid out in this book with the Napoleonic complex could not have better described the century that came after。 Dude was really out here like a prophet。 Even though I think he would resent that implication。Overall， this was incredibly profound。 And there’s no way， regardless of how many supplementary videos or lectures I watched， that I picked up even 20% of what was being conveyed in this novel。 I will return to it once I mature more。 But in the near future I will dive into the rest of his works， and potentially solidify him as my GOAT。🤝Also the philosophical moral resurrection that occurs in the epilogue is profound and necessary。 Debate a wall。 。。。more

Sammy ，

Este libro es una muestra de que nadie entendía más el alma humana que Dostoyevsky。

Edita Bytyqi ，

Dostoyevsky challenges the reader in thinking about some complex and controversial ideas that take a while to develop， therefore he uses a lot of details in describing the events that go on in the book。 These details are what made me feel like I was a witness to everything happening， as if I was peeking at the scenes from a corner。 Keeps you entertained and invested in the book

Nabeeha Sayeed ，

“A special form of misery had begun to oppress him of late。 There was nothing poignant， nothing acute about it; but there was a feeling of permanence， of eternity about it; it brought a foretaste of hopeless years of this cold leaden misery， a foretaste of an eternity "on a square yard of space。” “A special form of misery had begun to oppress him of late。 There was nothing poignant， nothing acute about it; but there was a feeling of permanence， of eternity about it; it brought a foretaste of hopeless years of this cold leaden misery， a foretaste of an eternity "on a square yard of space。” 。。。more

Gi ，

I am still shocked how much I absolutely loved this book

Valentina Silva ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “¿Y si los seres humanos no son unos miserables，o， por lo menos， todos lo seres humanos？ Entonces habría que aceptar que los prejuicios， los temores inútiles， nos someten y que， ante nadie ni ante nada， uno no debe paralizarse。 ！Lo qué hay que hacer es actuar！”。Este libro de alguna manera me sorprendió， no esperaba quizás disfrutarlo， de hecho cuando lo empecé no tenía ninguna expectativa。 Fue una lectura que a pesar de que la edición que leí no es para nada amigable avance en la historia sin ab “¿Y si los seres humanos no son unos miserables，o， por lo menos， todos lo seres humanos？ Entonces habría que aceptar que los prejuicios， los temores inútiles， nos someten y que， ante nadie ni ante nada， uno no debe paralizarse。 ！Lo qué hay que hacer es actuar！”。Este libro de alguna manera me sorprendió， no esperaba quizás disfrutarlo， de hecho cuando lo empecé no tenía ninguna expectativa。 Fue una lectura que a pesar de que la edición que leí no es para nada amigable avance en la historia sin aburrirme， quería saber cómo el escritor desarrolló esta historia。 Es increíble como el autor a través de su narración muestra los cambios del estado de ánimo del protagonista y cómo su cabeza lo hace creer que ya sospechan de él y en otros casos que nadie podría saber que el cometió el crimen。El relato y la forma en la que el personaje se cuestiona si el resto cree que es culpable o no hace que el lector también se lo pregunte y dude de la situación。Fue interesante leer una historia en la que el asesino no es simplemente una persona mala， va más allá。 Es un hombre con trastornos debido a lo que a vivido， que demuestra empatía y preocupación por el resto pero que tiene momentos de desequilibrio。 。。。more

Paula ，

Que buen libro。 Me dejó sin poder tomar otro por dos semanas。 Tantas capas， personajes tan bien trabajados。 Potente la culpa， es peor que cualquier castigo porque te persigue de dia y de noche， duele y te enferma。 Lo disfrute。

Santiago Nava Guppy ，

En los albores del existencialismo y la filosofia del absurdo。 Atrapante e interesante。 Vale la pena leer hasta el final， que da un vuelco la historia。

Szocs Katalin ，

My favorite book of all times。

S。K。 Conaghan ，

Captivating。People go on that this is a long novel， but not really。 It races through bipolar-like internal dialogue of a madman （is he mad？ Maybe not…？） who commits a foul double murder and then tries to justify his actions and hide his guilt。In the meantime， the rest of the community is subject to the horrific crimes that come with getting by daily in an imbalanced social structure， wrought with classism， patriarchy， and poverty， at the mercy of twisted powerful hands that bind and abuse the we Captivating。People go on that this is a long novel， but not really。 It races through bipolar-like internal dialogue of a madman （is he mad？ Maybe not…？） who commits a foul double murder and then tries to justify his actions and hide his guilt。In the meantime， the rest of the community is subject to the horrific crimes that come with getting by daily in an imbalanced social structure， wrought with classism， patriarchy， and poverty， at the mercy of twisted powerful hands that bind and abuse the weak and powerless。 And Dostoevsky asks the reader to consider: what are the real crimes we suffer？This novel addresses mental illness， psychology， societal structures， and gives a call for reformation， especially in regard to the power games of low level politics。 It’s ahead of its time and still shockingly relevant today。Glad I finally plunged into another beautiful Russian masterpiece。 。。。more

Fatima Zahrae Alaoui ，

لن تعود كما كنت بعد قراءة هذه الرواية هذا ما أضمنه لك دوستويفسكي عبقري عصره أيقظ بركانا فكريا داخلي،ستعيد النظر في كل شيء。

Franz Paul Cabuquit ，

Like the Brothers Karamazov， I found this to be more like a deep understanding of each character， may it be a main or a side。 Dostoevsky has this way of characterizing and describing his characters without straightforwardly doing so。 He presents each character's persona by the use of their beliefs， their statements， and their sentimentalities。This book really focused more on crimes， and guilt， and conscience， and consciousness， the many punishments， of course the very integral psychological poin Like the Brothers Karamazov， I found this to be more like a deep understanding of each character， may it be a main or a side。 Dostoevsky has this way of characterizing and describing his characters without straightforwardly doing so。 He presents each character's persona by the use of their beliefs， their statements， and their sentimentalities。This book really focused more on crimes， and guilt， and conscience， and consciousness， the many punishments， of course the very integral psychological points made all throughout the book， and every aspect need in between。 But still， there's still these indulging discussions and arguments about politics， religion， faith， sexuality， class， rights， etc。 I will forever be a fan of how the book ended。 It concluded very wholesomely， and very hopeful， leaving the audience an open ending for themselves to fathom their own conclusions。 Having said this to be like an understanding of each character， I just want to point out this certain character that really touched my heart。 Sonia。 This girl is just everything。 She is the main character without being the main character--at least for me。 She is the best， the kindest， and the best hearted characters in this book。 I loved every scene that she was present， every conversation that she's a part of， every time she spoke of her mind， every actions she took。 She stayed very amiable from beginning to end。 She is that character。 I love her for that。 And （I don't know if this also applies for all other copies of the book but） my copy had this list of characters in the very beginning of the book and with them had this very short descriptions of their essence in the book: Raskolnikoff - murderer （which my copy of brothers karamazov have not） You get it。 I always had it quite difficult in following Russian names （as I only just started russian novels） especially if there's quite a number of them， so I really appreciated that feature and made the book just more accessible for me。 。。。more

sahra reads ，

pain！ suffering！ more pain and suffering！ *this 4 star review means: “it is objectively a 5 star read but there were sections in this novel in which i was not personally enthralled in the story， in so that the narration became meandering - a 4 star rating in that i might come back and change this review upon further thought so that this rambling actually becomes inconsequential”

Amyra Te ，

If you’re shying away from reading this book because you think it’s a stoic， self indulgent and boring tragedy you’re only partly wrong！ It’s actually SO much more than you expect （even with multiple laugh out loud moments）。 Sure， you have to fight through a lot of monologues （sometimes up to 3 pages long） but it’s a great story that is rich with thought provoking insights on basically every page but quite often in very pleasant and lighter than expected context。 I would recommend it， but read i If you’re shying away from reading this book because you think it’s a stoic， self indulgent and boring tragedy you’re only partly wrong！ It’s actually SO much more than you expect （even with multiple laugh out loud moments）。 Sure， you have to fight through a lot of monologues （sometimes up to 3 pages long） but it’s a great story that is rich with thought provoking insights on basically every page but quite often in very pleasant and lighter than expected context。 I would recommend it， but read it quickly as otherwise you’ll forget who is who and the names are too similar。Also， I skipped the introduction and read it after finishing the book because it basically read like a book report riddled with spoilers。 。。。more

blueberrynight ，

1。 判断杀人是否有罪该罚有两个标准。如果我是拿破仑，那我杀人无罪有功。如果我不是拿破仑，但我杀人会伤害到我爱的人，那为了他们，我即使不认为我有罪，觉得我杀的是该死的虱子，我也甘愿受罚。2。 结尾处拉斯柯尔尼科夫在狱中的梦境基本总结了人类战争史。3。 对杀人犯的心里描写太精彩了。4。 从另一个角度去解读这个故事：这是关于两个游魂结伴寻找救赎的故事。 love is salvation。 拉斯柯尔尼科夫太幸运了。

Arezoo Gharib ，

داستان خیلی سریع پیش میره و همون ابتدای کتاب قتل اتفاق میفته و در باقی صفحات کتاب ریشه یابی صورت میگیره،دلایلی که باعث اقدام به جنایت شده،حالاتی که انسان بعد از ارتکاب به جرم براش ممکنه پیش بیاد،حکمی که خودش داده، اجراش کرده، جنایتی که مرتکب شده،و همچنان هم مسر به دفاع از اقدامیه که انجام داده و حق به جانبه و پافشاری میکنه روی تصمیمی که گرفته ولی در نهایت "عذاب وجدان"。زیبایی کتاب، پرداختن به تمام زوایای فکری راسکلنیکف چه قبل،چه بعد از اقدام به قتله،تجزیه و تحلیل افکارش،و توجه به نیروهای درونی،در داستان خیلی سریع پیش میره و همون ابتدای کتاب قتل اتفاق میفته و در باقی صفحات کتاب ریشه یابی صورت میگیره،دلایلی که باعث اقدام به جنایت شده،حالاتی که انسان بعد از ارتکاب به جرم براش ممکنه پیش بیاد،حکمی که خودش داده، اجراش کرده، جنایتی که مرتکب شده،و همچنان هم مسر به دفاع از اقدامیه که انجام داده و حق به جانبه و پافشاری میکنه روی تصمیمی که گرفته ولی در نهایت "عذاب وجدان"。زیبایی کتاب، پرداختن به تمام زوایای فکری راسکلنیکف چه قبل،چه بعد از اقدام به قتله،تجزیه و تحلیل افکارش،و توجه به نیروهای درونی،در بخشی از کتاب اشاره شد:بیشتر انسانهای بنیانگذار اصول انسانیت و قانونگذاران از تمام دوران ها،محمدها و ناپلئون ها و 。。 "البته محمدها در ترجمه مهری اهی بود و نه در ترجمه اصغر رستگار"، که انسانهایی بودن خون ریز،برای پیش بردن اهدافشون باید مجرم و متجاوز و‌خلافکار باشن وگرنه کاری از پیش نمیبرن。 راسکلنیکف میگفت قتل من،کار من،قالبش از لحاظ زیبایی شناختی فرق داره،با کار قانونگذاران که آدم میکشن و بنام ناجی تموم میشه。و این مسئله حرف تازه ای نیست。و همینطور در "یاداشت های زیرزمین" داستایفسکی، اشاره شد به خون ریختن ها، در زمان تمدن که پیشرفتی نداشته،جانی ترین ها همون متمدن ترین ها بودن。راسکلنیکف و سویدریگایلف،دیمیتری و ایوان در برادران کارامازوف ،خودشون رو فرای قانون میبینن،بدنبال ویران کردنن تا ساختن،قاضی میشن،حکم صادر میکنن و حکم و اجرا میکنن،راسکلنیکف به دادگاه کشوند پیرزن رو،محکومش کرد،حکم و جاری کرد و همچنان در جایگاه انسان برتر از این حکم دفاع میکنه。کاراکتر سونیا خیلی دوست داشتنی بود،با اکسیری بنام عشق راسکلنیکف رو نجات میده،میگفت دوست داشت بمیره ولی بخاطر خانوادش باید پول دربیاره و راه گریزی نیست و ایثار بود که جونش رو فدای خانواده ش میکرد،و بنظرم شخصیت جذاب این کتاب بود。 。。。more

Pritha Chakravarti ，

This book and characters draw you in deep， deep in the murky shadows of guilt。

WarlockBravo ，

Top 10 books ever read。

Anne-Shirley Agreste Rose Wells Fargo Soleil Applesauce Saenz Desjardins ，

*read for class*Russian lit makes my brain hurttttt

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