Saturday, September 19, 2009
Crime and Punishment
I've just started the novel, Crime and Punishment. It is remarkably grim, yet absorbing. I am eager to discern the redemptive message I've heard is embedded in Dostoevsky's writing. If there isn't hope offered at the end of this one, I'll feel bereft. Fyodor Dostoevsky, according to the prologue, was no stranger to suffering and loss. He was falsely accused of conspiracy against the government, and condemned to imprisonment and death - only released the moment he and fellow prisoners had been bound together in the prison yard to be fired upon. If I am inspired with this one, I may try The Brothers Karamazov
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Congratulations, Julia. I've never tackled "Crime and Punishment," though I did read "The Brothers Karamasov." I hope you'll post your thoughts about "Crime and Punishment," either as you read or when you've finished!
Well, I skipped to the end for the resoluation, as I found it grim and excruciating. Obviously, powerful writing, and I may try The Brothers next. With Russian authors, I struggle to keep the lengthy names sorted out.
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