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David Rice is 30% done

Between the cold weather and the growing tension in the story I am progressing at an uncharacteristically fast pace for me. Dostoevsky is the storyteller of storytellers.

— Jan 23, 2026 07:16PM

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David Rice is 60% done

I’m a little past his visit with Sonya. What wonderful, insightful writing of their interactions and descriptions of their inner thoughts during the meeting.

— Jan 28, 2026 05:40PM

David Rice is 10% done

Classic Dostoevsky writing so far. Getting into Raskolnikov wrestling with his mother’s letter has a bit of a manic feel like some characters in his other books.

— Jan 19, 2026 03:40PM

David Rice is starting

Read the 16 page introduction which was interesting and I’m sure will prove helpful contextualizing things as I read.

— Jan 14, 2026 06:49PM