Crime and Punishment - Discussion & review

Here's my (spoilerfree) book review of Crime and Punishment by Fyodr Dostoevsky.

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[gerardterveer]

The book hit me like a bomb. I was still very young then.

[ForsytheBushcraftBlades]

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[davidmccalip]

Hello Emmelie! I hope you are well. I read this book several years ago and enjoyed it, especially how the detective pursued him. At some point, my next Dostoevsky book I would like to read is The Idiot. So, there is yet another book to put not only on my TBR list, but books to purchase list too. I enjoyed listening to your thoughts on it and look forward to your next video. Have a great week!

[ArthurKain]

I've made it a habit to periodically go over my current read, after so many chapters, and especially after reading the whole book. Doing this does help me cherish the book better and cement it in my mind.

[codercharles]

I have only read two Dostoevsky novels - Crime & Punishment and The Idiot, and I loved them both. It was 16 years ago I read Crime & Punishment but I remember being moved by Sonya's storyline and her part in the novel.
Crime & Punishment is also where I learned the word 'axiom' 🙂

[harshkurware]

Can anybody tell me which is best and easy translation of crime and punishment for new English learner

[Yesica]

Thanks for the review, and for keeping it spoiler free. I haven't read this one yet. I recently ordered The Brothers Karamazov and am eagerly waiting for it to arrive. In the meantime, I am working my way through a re-read of my beloved Little Women. Upon second thought, maybe I should have saved that for after. I know Dostoevsky is not happy reading. I've been wanting to read his works forever. I have never felt ready. It finally dawned on me that "ready" is never going to happen. It's time to take the plunge.

What edition/translator is that?

[notmyname-bxbc]

everyone else i've heard discuss crime and punishment say it's a page turner but I agree with you that it's a bit slow, even if I do like it so far. might be because I'm reading it after count of monte cristo which felt like nonstop action by comparison.

[unclejofromthelo]

That looks like a beautiful edition. Where can I find it?

[dustinneely]

I read this last year, and I am currently reading it again. Dostoyevsky was an Orthodox Christian, and I don't think this book can be fully appreciated if the struggle of Raskolnikov to abandon the "absolute truth" of Christianity and embrace the "relative truth" of the modern age isn't recognized. IMO the book is a warning.

[kittyvandaele]

I read half way through this book a very long time ago. It was so slow and long... I didn't manage to get through. Maybe someday I'll try again... Maybe 🫣
But I do recognise the things you describe, especially when you said the book felt almost claustrophobic. I felt that too.
A literature professor once said everyone should read Dostoyevsky before they die, which is why I tried it. I guess I can't die just yet 😅

[aaronmyram]

I think every war ever fought was justified by someone as being for the greater good. Any time any of us does something they know or suspect is morally wrong we must first find some justification at least enough to allow us to sleep at night. These classic Russian authors with their bleak outlook on life seem to see the nature of man in a way that strips away the sugar coating of justification. Maybe that is why we find them somewhat depressing.
I would also like to try this one again but in a different translation. I found the Pevear/Volokhonsky translation a slog, but the audible book translated by Constance Garnett easier to follow. Next I will try the Penguin Deluxe edition translated by Oliver Ready.

[drendelous]

i am so glad people don't cancel literature because of dictators

[ladyfox]

This is the first classic I want to read this year, as never read any Dostoevsky (hides in shame*)