Crime & Punishment

Very good and knowledgeable book

It's really awesome It is little difficult if u lack the reading habit . Because meanings in on next level

Russian classical book

It might be undoubtedly one of the Greatest novel you can read. Crime, Morality, Justice, Redemption and the human mind are the themes what made it great. Translated by David Mcduff, a prominent russian translator whose prose is very easy for modern readers.

Best book. Russian writer Fyodor Dostovesky.... So we get a Russian vibe. I give it 5 ⭐ . Love this book as a law student 😊

The book is nowhere torn, but the cover is scratched and old, but everything else is fine

Book quality awesome. Page quality awesome. Seller - ureads. Packing is good though edges of this book slightly scratched. But overall came in a good condition.

Me gustó el guión de la novela. Es un clásico que merece ser leído.

Love it!

O livro chegou no prazo e sem danos.

Zeer interessant boek

The current Ukrainian conflict has brought into focus how differently many Russians seem to view the world, so it felt timely to read this classic novel and compare it to works by contemporary British novelists such as Dickens and Elizabeth Gaskell. In the same way that Putin, although constantly dealing in falsehoods, appears disinterested in Soviet-style depictions of utopian Russian society, so Dostoyevsky seems content to portray a dysfunctional and bleak St. Petersburg whilst evidently still convinced of the perceived evils of Western liberalism. I suppose the point is that, like Dickens, he was predominantly writing to entertain a domestic audience. The book does refer to topical philosophical and political debates but the author only subtly alludes to his own views (most notably concerning morality and the merits of religious faith). I don't think I've ever read a novel before that's so heavily comprised of dialogue; indeed many chapters are essentially a conversation between two (and sometimes a larger group) of characters. The scenes Dostoyevsky creates are consistently vivid and the exchanges credible: this is due to the skill not only of the author but also the translator. Occasionally you come across words, such as drinking-den, which you suspect sound much more evocative in Russian, but generally the English text flows well. Although there is a fair degree of plot overall, there are stretches in the book where not much is actually happening, providing an interesting contrast to Dickens. The fact that the latter tended to publish in weekly instalments, whereas Dostoyevsky apparently published each of 6 parts in one go, may go some way towards explaining this clear difference in styles. The book is not difficult to read, but I confess that the complexity of the names (and interchangeability of familiar and formal forms) drove me to the internet a few times to check I wasn't confusing different characters. The most unsatisfying part of the novel is its short epilogue ending, when the main protagonist undergoes a sudden shift in attitude that's hard to find entirely plausible. But I won't say any more about the plot, except to say that the main concept suggested by the title is masterful and wonderfully sustained. Finally a plea to publishing houses. Why they persist in putting pretentious essays that give away the entire plot as the introduction to classic literature is beyond me. Hopefully, like me, you will enjoy the book first and, if you can be bothered, scan through the scholarly opinions afterwards.