Crime and Punishment (Abridged)

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Summary: Poor Editing
Review: I think this book was really good. Although I liked Brothers K better, I don't think I can really expound upon all the excellent comments below. The only thing I feel it is necessary to say is that the editing in this book was the worst I have ever seen. There is a rediculous number of typos and incorrect word usages in this edition. I hope that someone comes out with a better edition sometime soon.

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Summary: as good as fiction gets
Review: Barely fiction the way he writes it. Sublime, unflinching, deep characters.

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Summary: Wonderfully complex! Must read for fans of Russian Lit.
Review: Dostevsky makes wonderfull use of every stylistic device known to man in oder to convey the madness of his protagonist. Roskolnikov's world is devoid of any connection with emotion, spirituality, or even the physical world. His obsession thus becomes his intellect and the possibility of the perfect crime which once committed haunts him. Dostevsky captures Roskolnikov's every thought in dazzling stream of consciousness passages, vivid imagery, and brilliant diction. While it cannot be doubted that a political statement was at the very least meant to be communicated through this work, its importance arises from its very nature. Crime and Punishment is nothing short of a work of art- so powerful that it will always be with its readers. This book is one of the great Russian master pieces and nothing short of the grandeur of Tolstoy.

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Summary: It was "Supurb"
Review: I read the book Crime and Punishment. I found it to be a very interesting book. Although I didn't like how they paid so much attention to detail, I could have gone with out knowing what clothes people wore. Aside from that it was very well written. I enjoyed the whole psychiatric view of the murder. It really fascinated me how Raskolnikov's mind worked, how he thought he was an "extraordinary man". In a way I agreed with him, he was doing well in some sense, but how he did it was all wrong. No one is extraordinary enough to get away with murder, I can't believe that he thought he would. I knew as soon as I started reading the book that Raskolnikov was not right in the head. The book also had some little side stories like Marmeladov's family, I couldn't find the connection. I guess the death of Marmeladov was supposed to make Raskolnikov think. But overall I really enjoyed reading the book.

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Summary: How dare anyone give this one star? It deserves six!
Review: I expected this novel to be dense and hard to understand, but it wasn't. I got into it from the first sentence, and it was quite easy to read. Dostoevsky creates an actual human being in Raskolnikov. The reader is transported into his mind; he sees the motivations for the "Crime" and feels the torture of the "Punishment." The novel NEVER becomes boring. Dostoevsky even includes plot twists which I shall not reveal. Even in this great novel, he pays attention to plot, a compelling plot. The NBC movie was horrible in comparison, so please do not judge the novel on that basis. READ THIS BOOK!!!

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Summary: If You Do The Crime, You've Got To Do The Time
Review: A masterful view into the mind of one who strongly feels that he is justified by committing murder. Is Raskolnikov aware that the clever detective knows about his crime? Raskolnikov quickly becomes plagued by his unrelenting guilty conscience. The suspense was wonderful as the detective persistently hounded Rasknolikov and finally pushed him to the breaking point. I guess that confession is truly good for the soul as the main character experiences tremendous relief following his admission. It is then a life of grief and misery for Rasknolikov living in prison with what he has done. One must be prepared to deal with the consequences of one's own actions. This is Russian literature at it's very best and I thoroughly enjoyed this enduring classic.

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Summary: there were not enough stars to award this piece
Review: first and foremost i can not believe that i am the first individual to consume this untouchable execution/ when i was 14 and in high school a copy found its way into my hands from a teachers collection and i was mesmerized to the point of utter obsession/ raskalnikov was a blaze orange figure gracing, dancing, but never really descending into the midst of his fellow suffering zeks who were created in all the muted colours of a wet pastel rainbow, sin and corruption was the mechanism/gravity of their system/ the textual baptism into ecstasy occured during his interaction with the police/ my words fall far short of the actual impact of this marvel...

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Summary: What could be more powerful than a Russian?
Review: no one talks of money better tha Dostoevsky. Once again, I am amazed with the general surroundings and family setting this book offers. Where else could you find such a taunt read? No where.

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Summary: Crime and Punishment is a must read!
Review: Dostoevsky is a master at adding plot twists and irony to an already original plot. Nothing like this story has been the high standards that this one has set.

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Summary: Brilliant analysis that had us relate to the criminal mind
Review: Fyodor Dostovevsky's analysis of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov is brilliant-every last tinge of emotion is captured and portrayed in such a way as we can relate to the intricately detailed workings of the criminal mind and reach an understanding of the character.....absolutely brilliant, to be read on both a literal level, and to be studied on a deeper one.