Crime and Punishment --Fyodor Dostoevsky
This novel explores the human conscience and the sub-conscience that deals with moral dilemmas of the protagonist Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov after murder. His punishment stems from his guilt and the subsequent effects on his soul and person to find in the end that justice of physical imprisonment initiates his relief through atonement.While I read this book, there was one part that really gave me the nervous butterflies. It wasn't the descriptive anxiety of the murder that gave me the chills, but the description of Raskolnikov stealing the axe and gripping it under the inside of his jacket, walking with unsure intent to perform his deed--this got me. It gave me the uneasy tingle of fluttering interest to keep reading on, so sure of what would happen but with disbelief. Great novel. Its really dense on the descriptions and the names take a while to get used to, so just make sure you have someone to discuss this with after you finish. Or post discussions on here if you'd like. =D
i remember this was a required reading in highschool, .. remember liking it a lot, but dont remember details.. gotta reread!
ReplyDeleteDude! Such an advocate of this blog!!! I am finally going to give you a list of my favorite books! You have inspired meeee!!!!
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Life of Pi
The Shadow of the Wind & Angel's Game - by by Carlos Ruiz Zafon whom I love truely and deeply
Blindness & All the Names - both by José Saramago
Kidnapped
Chocolat
Around the World in 80 Days
The Consolations of Philosophy
El Peregrino & El Alquimista - both by Paolo Cohelo
Othello
La Ciudad de las Bestias
Las Venas Abiertas de América Latina
All Dan Brown books
God is Not Great (no offense intended)
Herodotus - if you like old Greek stuff
I'm going to add more later gator.
COOOOOL THANKS KAIT!!
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