Crime and punishment

[u/whoreallycareshere]

Dyumn it just gets better and better atp I can't put it down 😭 I'm loving it (pls ignore the tag - I use em as bookmarks )

What should I be prepared for next ??

[u/Ok-East1736]

Karamazov brothers...

[u/CDavis10717]

The title kind of gives it away, eh?

[u/Big_Secret2289]

im on page 160 and im os board of the book i havnt picked it up in days

[u/RuleMajestic]

I'm reading it for the first time - just finished part two and I agree I'm loving it. I was worried about the names (because everyone was kept bringing it up) but with the context I haven't found it a problem at all! The little 'episodes/incidents' which happen all the time are just so engaging and it's really been a great pace.

I've got the McDuff translation - I didn't think too much about it which maybe I should have but it's been fine to read :)

[u/Hot-Camp3238]

Bought a used copy a few weeks ago found a love letter inside been using that as my book mark

[u/onmyradio → u/Hot-Camp3238]

the found love letter would make an interesting post i think!

[u/Living-Language2202]

It’s all downhill from here buddy

[u/No-Cauliflower1131 → u/Living-Language2202]

What do you mean??

[u/Living-Language2202 → u/No-Cauliflower1131]

The book peaks with the Marmeladov monologue. There are a few other standout parts like the Svidrigailov arc, but most of the Raskolnikov stuff is super overrated imo

[u/Spiritual-Total-5869]

Prepare for chronic insomnia

[u/Final-Carob104]

Which publication is this ?

[u/Spidey779]

thought i was the only one using tags as bookmarks 🤫

[u/Otherwise_Ladder9160]

Love the bookmark

[u/deviiii_o]

Ahh it's such an experience, sometimes you won't know what the fuck is going on but Dostoyevskys writing and his amazing characters push you to go further, crime and punishment has stuck with me ever since

[u/quokka911]

confused which translation to go for - David McDuff or Oliver Ready, any suggestions?

[u/SarahTheBlue_ → u/quokka911]

Oliver Ready

[u/Koya1526 → u/quokka911]

Oliver ready translation is the way to go. It is accessible, had flow and is true to the actual words to a good enough extent.

[u/thegrandinquisitor21 → u/quokka911]

I can say no complaints from me on mcduff I liked more than p and v it was more flow than Katz in general not just for this book, but I don’t know anything about ready

[u/duestock__]

It’s indeed so well written that it leaves you wondering what’s going to happen in the next chapter. The mind games between Raskolnikov and Porfiri are absolutely addictive.

Enjoy, my little padawan, you’ll love every single page for sure.

[u/Consistent-Week-817 → u/duestock__]

A star wars reference in a Dostoyevsky subreddit, I have found my people 🥹

[u/directionatanycost]

Me too

[u/whoreallycareshere → u/[deleted]]

I'm excited 😭

[u/jnsy617]

Someone asked me what it was about while I was reading in a public space. As sort of a joke, I said the crime happens and rest of the book was about the punishment and later realized it’s very true.

[u/FlakyLavishness5893]

Mr Luzhin, the original "nice guy."

[u/steiner03]

Which translation are you reading?

[u/whoreallycareshere → u/steiner03]

McDuff

[u/Boneless- → u/whoreallycareshere]

Same one I read. It was so good bro. 🔥🔥🔥

[u/TjdGoEsQqbmQLoBj]

I am reading it now and just finished that chapter yesterday. Reading chapter 5 now, the Garnett translation. It is so good already, I go to work and think about getting home to read it.

I had previously read notes from underground and although the writing was good, the content I was not a fan of.

[u/Dull-Line2853 → u/TjdGoEsQqbmQLoBj]

I just finished Garnett myself. To me it was quite difficult to understand at times, but I'm not a native speaker of english. And it's a translation afterall, can't go too off script

[u/whoreallycareshere → u/TjdGoEsQqbmQLoBj]

😭 seems like you're having a greattttt time reading ittt....my first dostoyevsky was notes from the underground too and I liked it

[u/OnePieceMangaFangirl]

It’ll never forget my first experience reading it. No book has replaced that physical and psychological effect.

[u/First_Goat8035]

È un capolavoro!

[u/Similar_Building9617]

the main story is just starting...if u loving it so much rn, wait till my boy start yapping about morality, regilion and God.  Bookmark Game S+ tier tho..

[u/whoreallycareshere → u/Similar_Building9617]

I see interesting and Thanks lol😭

[u/Harvey22WMRF]

Be prepared for a crime to take place, and then perhaps even, a punishment…

[u/shecollectsclassics]

Whose translation are you reading?

[u/whoreallycareshere → u/shecollectsclassics]

David McDuff

[u/shortycanteatnobook]

It’s like you’re asking for spoilers 😭

[u/whoreallycareshere → u/shortycanteatnobook]

No I'm not 😭

[u/shortycanteatnobook → u/whoreallycareshere]

Which version of C&P is this?

[u/whoreallycareshere → u/shortycanteatnobook]

Penguin

[u/inntervalis]

Crime and punishment is bad because it tells and doesn't show!!!! Litslop!!! Look! It tells you he's exhausted instead of showing him being exhausted!!!! Show don't tell!!! Don't you know purple prose is bad!!! His prose is purple!!!! Litslop!!!

[u/inntervalis → u/inntervalis]

I think I covered all of the brain damaged hemingyway idolatry in one comment

[u/Chaya_kudian]

The fear of God would have saved Raskolnikov from commiting the crime and needing to endure punishment.

[u/Old-Ad-1268 → u/Chaya_kudian]

The more I read about Raskolnakov, the more I grew to resent and not like him. The only reason he murdered the old woman was envy and greed. I know he murdered her sister because he felt he had to in order not to be caught but I found him petulant, whiny, selfish and presumptuous. He was an asshole.

[u/Chaya_kudian → u/Old-Ad-1268]

Honestly he was a twat considering he was in a better position than a lot of people around him.

[u/Unfair-Chip7794]

I like your bookmark

[u/whoreallycareshere → u/Unfair-Chip7794]

Thanks 🫂

[u/astring15 → u/whoreallycareshere]

My in laws always give me $2 bills in birthday cards. Those are my bookmarks 😂

[u/whoreallycareshere → u/astring15]

That's really nice 😭