read "crime and punishment"

Just started reading this now, and I have a feeling I’m going to like it – I’m seeing a blend of George Eliot’s ultra realism, with a little bit of Kafkan/Chekhovian surrealism. Which is nice…

One of my colleagues at work has actually read this great book a few times already. I’ve heard that it was a great book, but I was intimidated by the novel’s thickness. Maybe I can check out a copy from the library and start with a couple of chapters a week.

This is an amazing book. I downloaded a character list of the internet that included all the short form/ nicknames/ derivatives for each character. I used it alot for the fist quarter of the book. After that it was easy. It was a real page turner. Already planning to read more of is work.

I think the reason I enjoyed reading this book so much, besides the fact that it’s awesome, was that I got a really good copy. It’s the Oxford World’s Classics version, which starts with an introduction, then a ‘select bibliography’, then a chronology of Fyodor Dostoevsky (including he wrote other novels, like The Brothers Karamazov), then a map of Saint Petersburg (so you can keep track of Raskolnikov, as he tends to ‘wander’ a LOT!). After the story there is an epilogue, a list of characters (with their roles within the story) and the correct pronunciation of their names, then a set of explanatory notes (which are referred to throughout the book and are numbered. It is also stated that a Russian rouble, at that time, was equivalent of £2/$3 today)

This book cost me £6 brand new, and it’s well worth having all the extra stuff!

It’s a little hard going (well, it was for me anyway) – I started reading it in school (about 14 years of age) but found it too difficult.

Picked it up recently and read the whole thing, and I loved it! I study psychology at university and there’s a lot of psychological stuff in this book. I managed to get a version of the book with a glossary in the back which was a plus (if you can get one of these it will help you understand some parts of the book, it explains what some of the Russian things are, and some of the references about Russian history and poilitics)

Yes, I’ve just finished reading “crime and punishment” – if you haven’t already read it, I recommend doing it – a great piece of literature! :)

I originally bought this because it was cheap and I would look intellectual carrying it around. Yeah, call me vain, I probably deserve it! :D But all the same, I will get around to reading this, after I stop staring at the cover which is a very cool green, the same as my newly-painted walls!

I’ve already started, the story and the descriptions of the city and Raskolnikov’s feeelings are fabulous!

Ahh finally finished it tonight…definitely long and hard to get through, but totally worth it! (similar to Raskolnikov’s own journey?!) I’m really amazed that it only took me a week and a half to get through, usually that’s not the case at all. What a beautiful ending!

halfway done… so the first half wasn’t too exciting, but hopefully the ending will be better. I’m hoping to be done with this by Sunday.