tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post5884296515573285208..comments2023-10-11T10:39:30.873+02:00Comments on Notes from the North: Book Review: Crime and PunishmentZeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11504105694800511170noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-11141476939230860012010-07-23T01:17:28.472+02:002010-07-23T01:17:28.472+02:00Oh, I'm a little sad to hear this because Crim...Oh, I'm a little sad to hear this because Crime & Punishment was one of my favorite books to read and analyze in high school. I loved the characters, the moral dilemma and the redemption. That said, I think translation can make or break a book like this! I have heard a lot of Dostoevsky's books are good, but haven't tried any others yet. I hope to!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-50552749433034540182010-06-30T16:45:56.985+02:002010-06-30T16:45:56.985+02:00This is one of the only "Russian Lit" cl...This is one of the only "Russian Lit" classics I have not read. I am currently reading "The Idiot" for the Classics Circuit. I understand your translation issues...I think luckily I have got a good one. Give another a try...I have become really entranced by "The Idiot". Thanks for the review! <br /><br />CourtneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-91035000970717709262010-06-29T04:35:21.514+02:002010-06-29T04:35:21.514+02:00I don't believe I've read Dostoeyvsky yet,...I don't believe I've read Dostoeyvsky yet, but it certainly does seem that translation quality is key. I remember when I read "Anna Karenina" by Tolstoy, that there were a lot of name variations and pet names, too!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10401551604933163595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-72169832155577975992010-06-28T07:15:28.875+02:002010-06-28T07:15:28.875+02:00well, my copy had a character listing in the front...well, my copy had a character listing in the front that I referred to often when I was unsure. <br /><br />I think it's a lot deeper than maybe you suggest. Dostoeyvsky doesn't really say "NO" ever. Everyone is far more complicated than we imagine at first... But then I LOVE this book. I'm so sorry to hear that it was clunky in the translation you read!Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-75181822896872574372010-06-26T20:57:31.807+02:002010-06-26T20:57:31.807+02:00I didn't care for Crime and Punishment myself,...I didn't care for Crime and Punishment myself, which was unfortunate because my mother had sworn up and down that even if I didn't like Russian writers generally, nobody could fail to love Dostoevsky. :/ Next time I read a Russian novel, I'm going to keep notes of all the characters and all their different names.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-86974054612469913712010-06-23T21:24:17.195+02:002010-06-23T21:24:17.195+02:00I had the same sort of experience with my book for...I had the same sort of experience with my book for the tour (Dead Souls, by Gogol). I feel your pain! But, like you, I got the sense that it was a book worth trying again.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13909630181249456123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-5878016700629485742010-06-23T20:44:47.143+02:002010-06-23T20:44:47.143+02:00That is why I wanted to like it. The philosophical...That is why I wanted to like it. The philosophical underpinnings are interesting and worthy of study. I just (like you) found the middle parts to be...well I don't know, difficult?Zeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11504105694800511170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352625826349400447.post-3452415455638674112010-06-23T20:35:02.615+02:002010-06-23T20:35:02.615+02:00This was one of my all-time favorite books from hi...This was one of my all-time favorite books from high school reading. I totally get your issues with it though. The names issue is hard and I did get annoyed wading through the middle part. But for me, the ending made it totally worth it. I think that might just be the romantic in me though. <br /><br />And I think I understand it: a curiosity, about something unequivocally reprehensible, just to see if you could get away with it. I think that's what underlies his theory anyway.Jade @ Tasting Gracehttp://jadekeller.comnoreply@blogger.com