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| Crime and Punishment (Wordsworth Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: F.m. Dostoevsky
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 4762
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 528
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.7 x 1.2
ISBN: 1840224304
UPC: 001840224304
EAN: 9781840224306
ASIN: 1840224304
Publication Date: September 12, 2000
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 Crime and Punishment June 27, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An older brother bought me this book for Christmas attaching to it the bold challenge "Attempt Dostoevsky!" Well attempt it I did and enjoyed it I most certainly did. In the novel the key character Raskolnikov attempts to deal with his unfortunate situation (not unlike the one facing the author at the time of writing) by making an error in judgement, the consequences of this error are wonderfully captured in a dark and startling portrayal of the human condition. Throughout the course of the story we are made to feel for the key character more and more until at some point we realise that Raskolnikov's life is not as unique in its depravity as any of the others, and in his quest for greatness he comes to realise the poignant truth, he is perhaps the weakest of all those that he knows, and the strongest character is displayed in the most unlikeliest of sources. Well worth battling through the long names for!
 Brilliant for real readers and light readers! August 26, 2003
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
I thought I'd set myself a challenge and attempt Dostoyevsky. I was quite young, and I'd only just discovered that maybe Dickens and Shakespeare weren't as bad as I thought, and so I tentatively read the first page. From then on I was hooked. I couldn't put this down. It is an exciting novel, full of tension and anger, desperation. The protagonist, Raskolnikov, is one of the most absorbing characters I have ever encountered. His interaction with those around him in a semi-fevered state is fantastic, and the confrontation between Svidrigailov and Raskolnikov's sister is exilerating. But don't be put off by the long names, this book is as good as any modern thriller. It is gripping and exciting, and makes you understand why it's a classic. Bear in mind, Dostoyevsky was writing this book to save his life. He was going to be imprisoned for debt unless he got the money for its publication, which is maybe why it's so exciting. Read it!
Dark and moody March 25, 2002
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
A throughly gripping story from the very start as we follow our hero or maybe antihero through his delirious ramblings in the gutters of 19th century St.Petersburg and on in to the psycology of right & wrong the blind faith of the church or the naive politics of the early communists ending in an explosive finale
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