Crime and Punishment

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett - translator

Narrated by: Anthony Heald

Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

In this intense detective thriller instilled with philosophical, religious, and social commentary, Dostoevsky studies the psychological impact upon a desperate and impoverished student when he murders a despicable pawnbroker, transgressing moral law to ultimately "benefit humanity".

©1866 Public Domain (P)2007 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Great Read

The author is deft at communicating deep and complex meaning through innuendo. It challenges the reader to think in a way I’d imagine most would appreciate.

one of the best books ever written

there are many names/aliases to follow. it's helpful to look up a character list a quarter of the way through so as not to give much away. the book shows a lot of how the mind operates. it's deeply engaging the whole time.

Great story. Audio book needs updating.

I appreciate this book as a classic. It really needs to be updated as an audiobook, because the narrator’s voice for all the women is a very silent whisper so it’s often hard to hear the audio unless you’re doing nothing but concentrating on the book itself…there were plenty of times when I was trying to drive or go on a run while listening to this book and I simply couldn’t understand the light-whisper women’s voices. Also, it was almost comical with the character names for this audiobook like it was a high school student trying to maximize word count; this audiobook continually reiterates the long nine and 10 syllable names when there’s no reason to not just use a first name. I’m rather confident that this book would be about an hour shorter if they didn’t keep using all the extremely long first and last names over and over again! Overall, I’m definitely glad that I listened to this book but was regularly distracted by the audio book quality.

Exceptional

What a wonderful performance. The narration brings this story to life and light in such a genuine way. Well done.

Audible theatre

The narrator did such an amazing job in the the reading of the book. I love his passion for giving life to each character

Great book! Excellent performance!

Published as a series in 1866. See why it is still around today. It was on my list of books which have been recommend by experts but I put off reading it for a long time due to the length. Once I started, I thoroughly enjoyed it and didn't want it to end.

A well preformed classic

There isn't much to say that hasn't been said about the greatness of this book, so I will focus on the narration. It is narrated very well with each character having a unique voice. I read this some months ago and still distinctly remember the voices.

definitely worth a listen.

Not going to lie, the beginning was slow, but it picked up and became a wonderful story by the end. Push through the introductions and set up of the story because even though it is full and a bunch of information it is just as important.

Nobody has ever gotten away with anything!…

…is the psychological lesson of this book, according to Jordan B Peterson, famed clinical psychologist, and huge admirer of Dostoyevsky.

I am entirely grateful that Petersen has introduced me to Dostoyevsky, as this is perhaps the best novel I’ve ever listened to. Woe to any man who loosens the Raskolnikov within, for pride cometh before the fall, and we are all our own worst judge and jury!!

A must listen!

Narrator is extremely talented. He really brought this masterpiece to life. Dostoyevsky takes you into the dark side of the human psyche so much so, I felt as if I, myself, had wielded the axe.