Book review - Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The latest read is a work of literature and philosophy, believed to be one of the suberb portrayals of the human psyche and emotions by 18th-century Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky , titled Crime and Punishment . Crime and Punishment is an unparalleled tale of suspense set amidst nineteenth-century Russia ’s troubled transition to the modern age. It features an engaging blend of intrigue, philosophy, political, social, moral, and religious commentary that all thread together to create literature that captures the deep, raw core of the human condition when it is at its most gruesome and vulnerable stage. The novel's roughly 750 pages explore themes of murder (crime) and redemption (punishment). It broadly has two parts: one following the inner turmoil of a murderer, Raskolnikov , and the other chronicling the melancholic destruction of a family due to a flighty, alcoholic patriarch, social norms, and other factors. Each character is carefully balanced with their foil, with unique...