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Crime and Punishment

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett - translator
Narrated by: Anthony Heald
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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.

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The performance alone made this story, but as an obvious world classic this book is not to be missed.

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This book is a radical description of the human condition and I encourage everyone to read it

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Good novel, but read it at a slow pace

The voice actor did an amazing job, the story is good, but repetitive at times. I wish i didnt have to listen to it all in two weeks.

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Reader made it much easier to listen to and was very entertaining on a long story

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Great Narration!

Good story but the narration added so much! Helped to distinguish characters especially with the Russian names!

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Initially tough but hang in there

I thought initially, why am I listening to this but the narrator kept me intrigued with his performance of all the characters. Excellent job! The story is quite good and thought provoking. I would recommend! Had no idea it was a Russian classic and written so long ago.

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Outstanding

The narrator brought this story to another level. I really felt a connection to every character and I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

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A masterful narration to Doestoevsky’s genius

Doestoevsky is one of the best writers —the complexity of his characters, their internal dialogues and motivations are paralleled to the complexity of the human experience itself. That is precisely why he is not easy to read; he is too detailed, too elaborate and sometimes it is inevitable to get lost in his storytelling. Yet, the narrator of this Edition does an amazing job setting the right tone for the story. I was immediately captured by the way he voiced the conversations and internal diatribes; even the letters. I couldn’t recommend this title enough!

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Excellent narration of an excellent story

This narrator does an amazing job of bringing Dostoyevsky to life. This story is philosophy, theology, political and prophetic. A confronting look at human nature. So much packed into it, I feel I need to read several times through.

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Loved this performance

I loved reading this book and this was a great audio rendition. Will listen again

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