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!
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!
I was way behind too. Now in the middle of part 6, chapter 2.
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.