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. . . every goose is a swan with them, till the last moment, they hope for the best and will see nothing wrong, and although they have an inkling of the other side of the picture, yet they won’t face the truth till they are forced to; the very thought of it makes them shiver; they thrust the truth away with both hands, until the man they deck out in false colours puts a fool’s cap on them with his own hands.
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You know your sister’s character, Rodya. She is a resolute, sensible, patient and generous girl, but she has a passionate heart, as I know very well. Of course, there is no great love either on his side, or on hers, but
Dounia is a clever girl and has the heart of an angel, and will make it her duty to make her husband happy who on his side will make her happiness his care. Of that we have no good reason to doubt,
— Jan 21, 2026 01:42PM
Dounia is a clever girl and has the heart of an angel, and will make it her duty to make her husband happy who on his side will make her happiness his care. Of that we have no good reason to doubt,
Mark André
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But why is it you do nothing now?”
“I am doing...” Raskolnikov began sullenly and reluctantly.
“What are you doing?”
“Work...”
“What sort of work?”
“I am thinking,” he answered seriously after a pause.
Nastasya was overcome with a fit of laughter. She was given to laughter
and when anything amused her, she laughed inaudibly, quivering and
shaking all over till she felt ill.
— Jan 21, 2026 09:46AM
“I am doing...” Raskolnikov began sullenly and reluctantly.
“What are you doing?”
“Work...”
“What sort of work?”
“I am thinking,” he answered seriously after a pause.
Nastasya was overcome with a fit of laughter. She was given to laughter
and when anything amused her, she laughed inaudibly, quivering and
shaking all over till she felt ill.
Mark André
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Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel!”
He sank into thought.
“And what if I am wrong,” he cried suddenly after a moment’s thought.
“What if man is not really a scoundrel, man in general, I mean, the
whole race of mankind--then all the rest is prejudice, simply artificial
terrors and there are no barriers and it’s all as it should be.
— Jan 21, 2026 09:38AM
He sank into thought.
“And what if I am wrong,” he cried suddenly after a moment’s thought.
“What if man is not really a scoundrel, man in general, I mean, the
whole race of mankind--then all the rest is prejudice, simply artificial
terrors and there are no barriers and it’s all as it should be.
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Marmeladov broke off, tried to smile, but suddenly his chin began to twitch. He controlled himself however. The tavern, the degraded
appearance of the man, the five nights in the hay barge, and the pot of
spirits, and yet this poignant love for his wife and children bewildered
his listener. Raskolnikov listened intently but with a sick sensation. He felt vexed that he had come here.
— Jan 20, 2026 08:25PM
appearance of the man, the five nights in the hay barge, and the pot of
spirits, and yet this poignant love for his wife and children bewildered
his listener. Raskolnikov listened intently but with a sick sensation. He felt vexed that he had come here.
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He was a man over fifty, bald and grizzled, of medium height, and stoutly built. His face, bloated from continual drinking, . . .with swollen eyelids out of which keen reddish eyes gleamed . . . . But there was something very strange in him; there was a light in his eyes as though of intense feeling--perhaps there were even thought and intelligence, but at the same time there was a gleam of something like madness.
— Jan 20, 2026 08:32AM
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. . . he had involuntarily come to regard this “hideous” dream as an exploit to be attempted, although he still did not realise this himself. He was positively going now for a “rehearsal” of his project, and at every step his excitement grew more and more violent.
— Jan 15, 2026 12:16PM
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I don't remember the context of that great quotation! (Of course the entire book is one great quotation after another :)
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Thank you, Caterina!Yes. The quote is from Chapter II in a letter Roskolnikov’s mother wrote to him.
Thank you, Melanie! Nice to hear from you.I like the phrase, “they thrust the truth away with both hands,” I sense foreboding.
Thank you, Mark. I loved the way Dostoevsky created the psychology of that family --there was enormous family resemblance in intellect and character as I recall, and Dunya was like a feminine (and much improved) version of Rodya (?) - the greatest difference being that she had good sense.
Thank you, Carol! Nice to hear from you.Though it is a reread, it almost seems brand new. What fun!
Thank you, Jonathan.A rather complex description. It must not have been easy to translate into English.
Thank you, Ella!Good writing. A rather complex passage. I like the way the narrator ‘steps back’ to analyze for the reader the flaws inherent in the narrative he’s just given. I read self delusion and impending doom. Typical D-man.🤔🤭😬
Thank you, Antun. Good to hear from you.The author seems intent on letting the reader know early on here that this is not going to be a fun story.
Thank you, Nikoleta L.! Very nice to meet you.A master storyteller In a soul disturbing sort of way. Great read.
Thank you, Mió. Nice to meet you.Great book. Challenging, but fun to read. Dostoyevsky takes you places you’ve never been before. Disturbing, and not soon forgotten.
Thank you, Jsiva! Nice to hear from you.Challenging read. Dostoyevsky has no sympathy for his reads. He marches in his monsters on ever page, but since he’s such a masterful storyteller you keep turning the pages.
Thank you, Fernando. Good to hear from you.It’s Dostoyevsky, and it’s not like anything else in the library. Cool.
Thank you, Somormujo. Good to hear from you.One of best books ever. I read the old Constance Garnett translation.
Thank you, Julio.I love the way Dostoyevsky highlights the potential pitfalls in his own narration.Wonderful angst.
Thank you, Mary!The author sows foreboding in every scene.
Thank you, J TC. Nice to meet you.Such strong writing. Such dark themes. Such challenging reading.
Thank you, Carla! Nice to hear from you.Dostoyevsky wastes no time in getting his readers involved in the turmoil he has planned. Foreboding is in every scene. There are very few nice people in our tale.
Thank you, Lesle!Dostoyevsky finds mean, cruel, selfish people much more interesting to write about, I guess, and also more common. The dark underbelly of society. (Now we have a stupid President who personifies evil!)
Thank you, Luna! Very nice to meet you.One of the best books in the library, but also one of the most challenging. Dostoyevsky likes monsters and their victims, and it can be a bit disturbing at times. But he is a marvelous storyteller and can be read like a topshelf soap-opera. Worth a try. It is a fantastic story.
Thank you, Greg. Good to hear from you.Dostoyevsky full speed ahead!
Thank you, Ellie!A rather complicated series of qualifications the author uses to sow doubt into his narrative. Could not have been easy to translate.
Thank you, Beth! Dostoyevsky does such a masterful job of involving the reader in the drama.
Thank you, Ed. Nice to meet you.Dostoyevsky like Faulkner is an acquired taste. Dostoyevsky likes to take you to the dark side. No happy stories, no happy endings, but even so, his books are page turners: things happen: complex people lead complicated lives. Just like real life. Challenging, grown-up fun.
Thank you, Greg. Good to hear from you.Pretty fancy writing, putting such a burden on the reader so early in the story.
Thank you, Mike R.W. Good to hear from you.It’s simple a must read at some point along the way. Dostoyevsky rocks!
Thank you, Sean. Good to hear from you.The author works hard to establish and then emphasize the false optimism of the mother and daughter regarding ‘the man’ the daughter intends to marry. No happiness here, just doubt and foreboding.
Thank you, Caz! Nice to hear from you.Dostoyevsky is a master storyteller, implanting early on doubt and foreboding in the reader’s mind.
Thank you, Ava! Very nice to meet you.One of the most famous books in the whole library. One of the most famous authors in the whole world. A very challenging read. Dostoyevsky writes about monsters: mean, selfish, deranged people. He writes about their methods and their victims, and reveals the inner thoughts of both. You can’t avoid the anguish or the anger. Reading one his books is a thrill like no other, and you will be forever changed.
