Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky cracked open the psychology of guilt before Freud existed.
“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.”
Why It Matters
Dostoevsky cracked open the psychology of guilt before Freud existed. Raskolnikov's idea that some people are above moral law — and his total inability to live with the consequences — is the blueprint for every antihero since. This book basically invented the psychological novel.
The 
Take
Personal reviewGiving it a 5 simply for the messy feverish thoughts of ronsolnikov. It was done so well in that was simultaneously internally inconsistent, yet understandable to follow. The whole feeling of gloom pervaded the book. Didn’t love the epilogue and plot didn’t blow me away
Notable Quotes
“The darker the night, the brighter the stars. The deeper the grief, the closer is God!”
“Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel!”