Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoyevskyMy rating: 1 of 5 stars
I read less than 25% of this book, and I didn't care for it at all. I'm of the opinion that if a book cannot catch my interest in 100 pages, it probably won't in 500 pages. I really wanted to read every book on my 30-before-30 list, but I just can't make it through this one (so not like me to not finish a book).
What was the problem, you may be asking? Well, I'll sum it up for you. The main character (so it seems) commits a murder by page 100. I wasn't really sure why, however, usually when you read about a murder in a book, it's thrilling, suspenseful, intriguing. You're at the edge of your seat wondering what is going to happen to this criminal. Well, with a title like "Crime and Punishment," I'm pretty sure I know what happens to him.
Happy to return this ancient novel to the library stacks where it belongs and move on to my next literary delight. One that truly delights me.
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2 comments:
He confesses because the teenage prostitute that he is sort of in love with tells him to. Then he gets sentenced to prison in Siberia but eventually achieves moral and spiritual peace. Or something like that.
There, I saved you the trouble!
I also read War and Peace, and if you would like, can sum it up in a few sentences:-)
Hmm, I always wondered how this would be. Good job for the effort of reading it.
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