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Apart from being a revered classic Crime and Punishment like all of Dostoevsky’s writings has become a staple in booktok recommendations (particularly among the moody-introspective crowd), so I had to see for myself what hooks so many people to this.
The book is divided into 6 parts and each part reads like it is an act from a play.
Dostoevsky’s writing is hard to fully understand as there are many complex internal monologues and dream-like sequences, but he sure knows how to keep your attention during any climax. So much to the point that it is hard not to be on edge during the last chapter of each part.
It is a psychological drama, that aims to capture the “why” behind dubious human actions - be it a murder or a cunning plot to take advantage of someone.
But does it get too theoretical at times? Yes, as much as I enjoyed the psychoanalysis of Raskolnikov in the beginning, it got overbearing after a point.
I understand the historical relevance of this book and appreciate the dramatic story and morally grey characters; yet the convoluted writing made me feel a bit disconnected.
Apart from being a revered classic Crime and Punishment like all of Dostoevsky’s writings has become a staple in booktok recommendations (particularly among the moody-introspective crowd), so I had to see for myself what hooks so many people to this.
The book is divided into 6 parts and each part reads like it is an act from a play.
Dostoevsky’s writing is hard to fully understand as there are many complex internal monologues and dream-like sequences, but he sure knows how to keep your attention during any climax. So much to the point that it is hard not to be on edge during the last chapter of each part.
It is a psychological drama, that aims to capture the “why” behind dubious human actions - be it a murder or a cunning plot to take advantage of someone.
But does it get too theoretical at times? Yes, as much as I enjoyed the psychoanalysis of Raskolnikov in the beginning, it got overbearing after a point.
I understand the historical relevance of this book and appreciate the dramatic story and morally grey characters; yet the convoluted writing made me feel a bit disconnected.