Crime & Punishment
"It's fictional but realistic at the same time, a very immersive reading experience...told through the lens of...a hobo who accidentally murders his loan lady. The book also presents the reader with profound reflections towards humanity, sin and punishment, degeneration and redemption. It's a relatively heavy book for people who... want greater understanding humanity and society. " ~ Gr. 10 student
"It's fictional but realistic at the same time, a very immersive reading experience...told through the lens of...a hobo who accidentally murders his loan lady. The book also presents the reader with profound reflections towards humanity, sin and punishment, degeneration and redemption. It's a relatively heavy book for people who... want greater understanding humanity and society. " ~ Gr. 10 student
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. (From goodreads.com)