Crime and Punishment: A New Translation
Published to great acclaim and fierce controversy in 1866, Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment has left an indelible mark on global literature and on our modern world. Declared a PBS "Great American Read," Michael Katz's sparkling new translation gives new life to the story of Raskolnikov, an impoverished student who sees himself as extraordin...show more
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Another case of reading a book "because it's a classic" (whatever that means) and then being very pleasantly surprised to find that it's just a damn good novel with timeless insights into humanity.
Lots of good work on character development all round, but my favourite by far is Petrovich. Something about his calm, calculating instincts matched with piercing emotional intelligence that I really latched onto.
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Amazing, intriguing, engaging. You are immediately sucked into the story from page one; the portrayal of Raskolnikovs mental deterioration, Sonias unshakable compassion and purity, and most of all the portrayal of morality, alienation, and the necessity of suffering is unparalleled. One of the best books ever written!
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