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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9781592246311 Edition: Revised ISBN: 1592246311 Label: Wildside Press Manufacturer: Wildside Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 496 Publication Date: May 01, 2003 Publisher: Wildside Press Studio: Wildside Press Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: The talented Alex Jennings creates an atmosphere of gripping psychological tension and brings a variety of characters to life in this new audio edition of a crime classic. When the student Raskolnikov puts his philosophical theory to the ultimate test of murder, a tragic tale of suffering and redemption unfolds in the dismal setting of the slums of czarist, prerevolutionary St. Petersburg. While Jennings's adept repertoire of British accents works to demonstrate the varying classes of characters, it occasionally distracts the listener from the Russian setting. However, Dostoyevsky's rendering of 18th-century Russia emerges unscathed, bringing the dark pathos (such as wretched poverty and rampant suffering) to life. (Running time: 315 minutes; 4 cassettes) Product Description: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Fyodor Mikhailovitch Dostoevsky (1821-1881) is an unparalleled psychological study of the criminal mind, conscience, guilt, and redemption, coupled with an examination of spiritual purity and devotion. The tension-filled story of Raskolnikov - a student who plans and executes the murder of an old moneylender -- of Sonia, the pitiful young woman from the streets who cares for him, and the inevitable events that follow is considered Dostoevsky's masterpiece. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not GoodLord have mercy this book is terrible. I read a lot and am quite capable of reading a long & complex book, but this just makes no sense. Russian loner sulks in his apartment. Oh and then on the street. Then he goes to some other folks' apartments & sulks. In between he has hundreds of pages of guilt-filled introspective thoughts. In the beginning there is a boring murder. On top of all of this, you must keep your thumb on the "character key" in the back of this giant brick of a novel in order to ... Read More Rating:  - Dostoevesky's magnum opusFantastic work of russian literature that truly delved solely into the minds of a criminal and got me to love Russian authors such as Turngev and others of the sort. Raskolnikov was truly the craziest and well morally weak characters i have ever read. If you are a literature fanatic, this must be contained within your library. Rating: - A towering work of criminal psychologyIt's seldom that I root for the evildoer of a novel or movie, but Dostoyevsky definitely had me doing it with "Crime and Punishment". Early in the novel, impoverished student Raskolnikov murders two innocent older women in order to make a quick buck (and also for deeper reasons revealed later in the novel). We then accompany Raskolnikov through the tumultuous aftermath, during which his feelings towards his evil deed revolve between complete indifference, intense guilt, and a rational desire to ... Read More Rating:  - Good, but overratedThe novel is a very good one, and compared to the crap that passes as literature these days it is a classic, however, it is not a great piece of literature. The book has too many manifest flaws, such as being far too long, far too `talky', and most of all, aside from the belief that it's a `Christian tract', the biggest misread of the book is that it is somehow a work of `social realism'. Nothing could be less true- it is primarily a work of symbolism. This is evident from its title, as the very punishment ... Read More Rating: - A masterpiece from cover to coverDostoevsky has crafted a monolithic work of literature in every respect here. This book contains all the elements of vintage Dostoevsky--unforgettable characters, a gripping plot, layers of meaning, captivating style and poignant sprinkles of humor. The book is broad in its scope, exploring numerous themes--alienation from society, criminal psychology, poverty, benevolence, confession, spirituality, redemption, love and more. As typical of Dostoevsky, however, it is the spiritual journey of one character ... Read More 
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