I just finished Crime and Punishment and I'm glad I read it, but I'm also glad it's done. I found parts of the book hard to understand — characters often react in ways that made no sense to me at all. And Raskolnikov is such an unpleasant type that I kept losing interest in him. (I liked Swidrigajlow better, I must say). It's a swampy, fever dream kind of story, with brilliant scenes, and I think I would have to read it again in order to make more sense of it.
Thank you, Cams, for your interesting pieces on both story and translation!
Well done for getting to the end, Elfie. As you say, reading it again brings it closer, although that's not necessarily a good thing! This was my second read in two years and third overall and I feel much closer to it now. It's been a very rewarding experience for me, and following up with The Brothers Karamazov seemed like the right move. Reading Crime and Punishment with a view to making regular posts has been a good way of getting to know the text, but also of revealing my seemingly pathological avoidance techniques! Thank you for reading with me!
Yes, I'm still enjoying it! But I didn't have the time to do the close reading I had meant/hoped to do. Still, glad I read the book. I'm impressed by Dostojevski's skills as a writer.
I just finished Crime and Punishment and I'm glad I read it, but I'm also glad it's done. I found parts of the book hard to understand — characters often react in ways that made no sense to me at all. And Raskolnikov is such an unpleasant type that I kept losing interest in him. (I liked Swidrigajlow better, I must say). It's a swampy, fever dream kind of story, with brilliant scenes, and I think I would have to read it again in order to make more sense of it.
Thank you, Cams, for your interesting pieces on both story and translation!
Well done for getting to the end, Elfie. As you say, reading it again brings it closer, although that's not necessarily a good thing! This was my second read in two years and third overall and I feel much closer to it now. It's been a very rewarding experience for me, and following up with The Brothers Karamazov seemed like the right move. Reading Crime and Punishment with a view to making regular posts has been a good way of getting to know the text, but also of revealing my seemingly pathological avoidance techniques! Thank you for reading with me!
I was way behind too. Now in the middle of part 6, chapter 2.
See the title!
I'm looking forward to finishing and then concentrating on Brothers Karamazov. Are you still enjoying Crime and Punishment? Hope so!
Yes, I'm still enjoying it! But I didn't have the time to do the close reading I had meant/hoped to do. Still, glad I read the book. I'm impressed by Dostojevski's skills as a writer.