Crime and Punishment

by Nancy Taylor (Adapted By), Fyodor Dostoevsky

[Penguin Readers Level 6]

Classic / British English Raskolnikoff, a young student, has been forced to give up his university studies because of lack of money. He withdraws from society and, poor and lonely, he develops a plan to murder a greedy old moneylender. Surely the murder of one worthless old woman would be excused, even approved of, if it made possible a thousand good deeds? But this crime is just the beginning of the story...

120 pages, Paperback

First published March 16, 2006

Reviews

[خلود · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally I finished read ing it

[Madison Romo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am definitely glad that I chose to read this book again! I noticed many details that I do not remember from the first time that I read it. Since I had just finished re-reading Notes from the Underground before starting Crime and Punishment, it was interesting to see the parallels between Raskolnikov and the Underground Man. However, Raskolnikov gets an end full of redemption and optimism, while the Underground Man does not. I l0ok forward to continuing to read Dostoevsky's works to study the development of the Underground Man.

[Maria · Rating 2 out of 5]

Este es otro de los grandes clásicos de la literatura que me han vencido. Probablemente sea la rica vida interior de su personaje, esas conversaciones consigo mismo, esos desvarios... los que han acabado resultándome pesados. Tampoco ha ayudado el ambiente asfisiante que rodea a este personaje y que supongo tan bien retrata los suburbios de la Rusia de aquella época, a pesar de que la idea de que la novela transcurriese en un espacio de tiempo y físico limitado me resultaba atractivo.
No es para mi y dudo que el haberlo leído en inglés haya ayudado en nada.

[Yuki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Today I read the last twenty pages because I had enough time to do it, and I am still spending time in the story.

This story made me think about the deep and struggle of the murderer's mind, and in addition real murderers' one, there are really many serious and brutal crimes around the world, which we can never understand the motives only in the press. Many Real crimes also are not connection between the victims and murderer.

The causes and motives that underlie of the mind of murderer. If we understand and sympathize them, I wonder can our society find out the ways to reduce crimes.

[Zainul Awan · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best novels that I read on crime. How beautifully put the never endin scraps of thought going in Raskolikov in words.

[Alex Montaño · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excelente trama, suspenso fuera de lo ordinario. El final pudo haber dado más

[Ariana Abril]

short version but I love it. I read it twice and from different point of views, is a good experience

[lots · Rating 2 out of 5]

raskolnikoff is a LOSERRR!!!

[CRI]

Raskolnikoff is a poor and lonely a young student. He plans to murder a greedy old moneylender, but this crime is just the beginning of the story.