| REVIEWER | RATING & REVIEW |
 | hoosier4ever (2)
02/19/2008 |  The only one of his works that I can claim familiarty with is "Crime and Punishment". My youngest brother suggested it to me because I had told him that I did not like fiction - at that time I read only non-fiction...biographies, auto-biographies, history, ect.. That was in 1999. Every year since then, I have read "Crime and Punishment" at least once a year. If Dostoevsky's other works are anything like "Crime", he is the greatest fiction author of all time. Reading "Crime" was like no other reading experience - and I read it translated into English. Every single character is so alive that the reader finds themselves identifying with them in a way that is nearly undescribable. That is how it was for me. I have never before or since read a book that made my heart pound. "Crime and Punishment" did that. Books can hold your interest. They can even "take you away from it all" mentally. But that is usually in a passive way. Reading "Crime" I felt like I was living through everything that EACH character lived through. Again, that was even in a translation. Based on one book alone I give this author 5 Stars. And if you are an avid reader, I suggest "Crime and Punishment" to you. It is the "Psychological Thriller" of all time!
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 | drhenrymalcolm (3)
07/12/2007 | Dostoyevski, good stuff....gooood stuffffffff...
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 | irishgit (146)
07/11/2007 | Personally, I think life is a little short to read too much Russion fiction, but if one must, Dostoevsky or Gogol is probably the best bet.
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 | Kelticman (10)
10/24/2006 | Dostoevsky is my favourite foreign author. Crime and Punishment (the first real crime story) is one of my all time favourite novels. It is a complex book that delves into the workings of the human mind, the inner struggle between right and wrong/good and evil, and at its heart deals with choice, conscience,psychology, existentialism, religion, aetheism, morality/immorality (and the dichotomy therein), and ultimately, redemption.
I have also read The Brothers Karamazov (outstanding), The Idiot, The Gambler ( Dostoevsky was a compulsive gambler ). Doestoevsky's greatness cannot be understated. He influenced many great writers who came after him.
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 | oscargamblesfro (80)
01/18/2006 | One of my all-time favorites. An interesting man, one of the funniest of the world's great authors. I am of the opinion that the great 19th century Russian writers, at their best, are the best novelists I've ever read. No other country's novelists explored what later came to be known as psychology, or matters of class, so intricately, thoroughly, and insightfully. "Crime and Punishment" is everything the reviewers below claim it is, the novella "Notes From The Underground" is sad, disturbing, and at the same time, darkly humorous. And the peak moments of The Brothers Karamazov" are as good as it gets in literature. Strongly recommended.
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 | Skizero (13)
03/14/2005 | one of the most brilliant literary minds of the 19th century, a devout catholic who instead of overwhelming people with his beliefs(brought on by a stay in siberia)wove his dogma creatively into novels of morality, penance, and redemption. complex stories to boot. Crime and Punishment is probably one of the best examples of the tortured criminal psyche ever put onto paper.
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 | avenger123 (0)
06/05/2004 | He wrote stunning works that explore the human psyche in depth. My favorite is the Brothers Karamazov; on the surface, it's a murder mystery but at its core, it's a treatise on human nature and the questions that confront us.
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 | johnqs (0)
12/05/2003 | The greatest novelist who ever lived.
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| crowbar (0)
12/11/2002 | Books are really incredible. Great author who can philosophically capture nihilism, as if it were even possible to actually touch nothing!
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 | jmorrison (0)
12/10/2000 | One of the greatest authors ever. Combines humor with intelligence and perfect writing. Stunning ability. Fun to read. Deals mostly with Russian poverty. Wrote Crime and Punishment.
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 | magellan (164)
09/20/2000 | I absolutely disagree with the reviewer below. Crime and Punishment is hardly a parable - if anything Dostoevsky makes the reader start to wonder if HE/SHE could pull off the perfect crime - hardly the stuff that moralistic stories are made of. It is my opinion that Dostoevsky is a master of writing about shades of grey, and will make most readers question their own positions about what is absolutely right, and what is absolutely wrong. If you haven't read Crime and Punishment, do yourself a favor and get it. Although the translation is strained at some points, Dostoevsky's ability to get in the mind of his very human characters will make you think.
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 | edav6213om (0)
04/26/2000 | Possibly the greatest Russian novelist.
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| rstl453om (1)
10/27/1999 | Dostoyevsky has something of an antiquated and moralistic take on everything but he writes a good and vivid story, filled with memorable characters. In his works, one often gets the sense that his fictitious world is the way that he would have liked the real world to be -- that justice will always somehow work through to punish the private crime, and that only turning to the proper way leads a person to escape a tragic end. As such, his stories are parables, more than useful commentary on the real world.
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