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Crime and Punishment

By Fyodor M. Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett (Translator)

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780553211757

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Book Description

A desperate young man plans the perfect crime -- the murder of a despicable pawnbroker, an old women no one loves and no one will mourn. Is it not just, he reasons, for a man of genius to commit such a crime, to transgress moral law -- if it will ultimately benefit humanity? So begins one of the greContinue

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Constance Garrett was a horrible translator. It's a shame to ruin such a great novel by reading such an awful translation from Garrett. To enjoy this book, please please please (!!) read the text as translated by another source. The Pevear / Volokhonsky Translation is much closer to the original. ... (continue)

Constance Garrett was a horrible translator. It's a shame to ruin such a great novel by reading such an awful translation from Garrett. To enjoy this book, please please please (!!) read the text as translated by another source. The Pevear / Volokhonsky Translation is much closer to the original.

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repertoire said on Nov 12, 2007 | Add your feedback

Although many say that this is a "depressing" book, I found it very enjoyable to read and has many moments of (bitter) comicality. It was a challenge to read this in a language other than my first one, but I enjoyed it nevertheless!

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Vortexmind said on May 5, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky: You can’t call yourself a Russian literature aficionado — or even tepid fan — if you haven’t read Crime and Punishment, considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever written. Dostoevsky wrote numerous masterpieces, but this novel is usually cited as his best. It’s ... (continue)

Fyodor Dostoevsky: You can’t call yourself a Russian literature aficionado — or even tepid fan — if you haven’t read Crime and Punishment, considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever written. Dostoevsky wrote numerous masterpieces, but this novel is usually cited as his best. It’s a dark, heavy novel that incites grave introspection, but its psychological journey is both intellectual and base.
A brilliant book!

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VJ Von Art said on Jan 25, 2012 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

A well dissection of criminal's mind

It's a heavy and dark novel about a troubled mind. Even though the society depicted in this book is ancient and outdated, the dedication of main female characters in this book are still touched.

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Renewang said on Feb 5, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

It's a classic, but I thought this book was depressing and implausible.

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Enkato said on Aug 2, 2010 about the School & Library Binding edition | Add your feedback

Crime and punishment

Read on a train in the bleak winter with snow outside, which I felt suited the mood of the book perfectly! Very well written, very interesting. Enjoyed it.

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Angela Bloom 7 said on Mar 26, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback