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Crime and Punishment (Audio Connoisseur Edition)

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett - translator
Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
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 This magnificent novel is about the murder of a miserly, aged pawnbroker and her younger sister by a radical, destitute St. Petersburg student named Raskolnikov, and the emotional, mental, and physical effects that follow. It is a remarkable masterpiece about a man's turbulent inner life and his relationship to others and to society at large. Dostoevsky explored the human condition on many levels in this great piece, and among the main themes the novel explores is the rather strange theory that criminals have a spiritual need to be punished - that indeed they demand it. Today we might think of this as masochism and dismiss Dostoevsky's thesis as the powerful wanderings of a mind steeped in the mysticism of the Eastern Orthodox Church. But this wonderful classic is far more complex.

Raskolnikov the intellectual divides humanity into two types: the meek, submissive mass of mankind and the "Supermen". The Nietzschean Superman can violate any law or principle to attain his beneficial ends. Since Raskolnikov has allied himself with the Superman, he intends to prove his superiority by committing a murder without remorse by eliminating an "undesirable" person.

The novel's central question is whether it is justifiable to commit an atrocity in order to improve humanity. Dostoevsky shows us that a person cannot control and direct his life solely with his reason and intellect, that free will is limited. Listen as one of the finest psychological novels ever written unfolds.

Public Domain (P)2007 Audio Connoisseur Classics Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literary History & Criticism Psychological Russian & Soviet World Literature Fiction

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By far the best oral narration of any of the hundreds of Audible titles I have bought.

Exquisite Narration

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The way it was read made so much more enjoyable! The story is a classic and the performance was nothing short of that level. thank you

Loved it

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The narrator gives well thought out voices to each of the characters and clearly relishes the performance in parts. Only gets confusing when there two female characters speaking in a scene as they all sound more or less the same, but it's a minor quibble.

Excellent

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Would you listen to Crime and Punishment (Audio Connoisseur Edition) again? Why?

I don't know Charlton Griffin, but I am already a fan. His voice is unique and the life that he gave for each character...wow!I heard this audiobook many times and I love it! I wish that Mr. Griffin could read " The Idiot" as well.Highly recommend this one!

What did you like best about this story?

Everything!

Have you listened to any of Charlton Griffin’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No, I haven't.

Any additional comments?

Please, ask Charlton Griffin to read " The Idiot".

Charlton Griffin and Dostoevsky ... beautiful!

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Well narrated, but the women’s voices were irritating and samey. Overall good performance. Thanks thanks thanks

Great, long, worth it though

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I have derived a great deal from this and have found listening to Dostoevsky easier than reading from the page - something to do with all the long Russian names I suspect. It is a fascinating tale, vividly rendered and well worth the time commitment. I have , however, struggled with the infuriatingly querulous, pathetic voice the reader gives, without exception, to every female character regardless of the substance of what is being said. Once I realised what it was that was grating on me so strongly (about two thirds of the way through), finishing the book became something of a challenge. I feel that Dostoevsky identified strength and nobility in some of his female characters but this is sadly lost in the delivery here. Well worth a listen regardless.

Painstaking exploration of human motivation.

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Would you listen to Crime and Punishment (Audio Connoisseur Edition) again? Why?

Probably but only if I was studying it not for pleasure

What other book might you compare Crime and Punishment (Audio Connoisseur Edition) to, and why?

War and Peace becuase of the russian connection

Have you listened to any of Charlton Griffin’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I got quite fed up with all the monologuing. It is not the natural way that people speak

Very interesting but a bit too much monologue

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Loved this story and generally loved the narration. Some mispronunciation. I am so sad to have now reached the end :(.

Utterly absorbing.

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I had read this book at school but didn't remember anything and I really loved it. The characters are great and the story is amusing. A little daunting at first but once you are in the plot, it flows very easily. The narrator was great as well.

A wonderful and actual story

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Thoroughly depressing. Loved every second of it. More books should be written from the perspective of horrible people.

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