Ayush’s Reviews > Fyodor Dostoevsky:Crime And Punishment > Status Update

I am done with this book. I need time before I review it though.

This is it. The final 75 pages. (Despite what Goodreads says for the ISBN, my copy ends on page 500)

I have just finished Part V and there are no words for this.

I'm sad to stop in the middle of such an interesting conversation between Rodion and Sonia.

I'm most intrigued to observe how this encounter changes them both by the end of it. I see a resignation in both of them, backs against the wall with no escape in sight.

Though he has killed, I hope he finds peace. I do not judge her (even if I knew not the cause) but I know her society will not let up. I hope for her too.

That was an intense end to a part. Thank you Gemini for it helped me spar with initial reflections without spoilers.

Feels like most of this part was introducing the new characters of the story. Yet, with author's style, I know a lot about them and the plot still moved forward. It's crazy. And crazy good, I suppose.

I have titles for the first two parts in my mind, to summarize the story relevance succinctly. With this third part - which I am two-thirds through - I don't know yet what to expect.

The book confuses me. Does Raskolnikov (mentally, I call him Rascal nikov) feel any guilt about the act? All I read is fear about the entire incident. At times wanting to confess and at times wanting to hide his crime. It is not known.

Finished Part II of VI.
The long rambling style of prose has been difficult yet informative. I'm getting comfortable with the style. Hopefully that stays the case.