Crime and Punishment

By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Narrated by: Alex Jennings

Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer the chance of redemption.(P)2003 Penguin Books Ltd

Critic reviews

Very solid book

I hat to read this book, as part of a required reading list. I am very glad this story was on here. It was very interesting and was a fun read.

Great!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I most definetly would recommend this audiobook to a friend or even enemy. That's how good it is.

Who was your favorite character and why?

My favorite character was the Inspector. I found him to be a calm and crafty man. Who is full of wisdom that can only be learned through personal experience. I found hm to be the most interesting character in the whole story.

Which character – as performed by Alex Jennings – was your favorite?

The Inspector and the protagonist were both fully brought to bloom by the narrator. I formed a clear visual picture of both characters.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The criminal mind has doubts at times.

Any additional comments?

I read Crime and Punishment a few years ago, and still find it to be the greatest book I have ever read. Now that I have heard the audio book version I can honestly say that I was correct in my assesment of the book. It is s gem of an audio book.

Russian Authors Can Be Fascintating

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I never thought I would make it through a book written by one of the formidable Russian authors, but this one remained fascinating throughout. The performance was particularly affecting.

Gripping and Agonizing

A truly torturous book, the narration makes it all the more interesting.

Compelled by how gripping and heart wrenching am experience it provides. I could not put it down. Listened straight threw without stopping.

Overwhelmingly relatible, I can feel myself sympathizing with Dostoyevsky's character Roger at many levels its actually relieving (In place of frightening).

A must read for the non-naive person. Or any persons who wish not to be. (Or practically anyone inclined to reflection I suppose).

Strange and bizarre

This was a strange book. The style is told from the first person and the main character has serious mental issues...but I guess that is the point of the book. This was good book but a little hard to follow at times due to the Russian names. This is a serious read about the subject of murder, the mind and the personal anguish of the main character. Not light listening.