Should I read Crime and Punishment or the idiot first?

It is sometimes best to start with an author’s most popular work, and then delve into more obscure ones later if you are still committed and if you liked the first one. I haven’t read The Idiot, but I would have to say that Crime and Punishment is one of the most powerful and rivoting books I have ever read.

What should I read first Crime and Punishment or The Brothers Karamazov?

Get your feet wet with Crime & Punishment. Then go all in with the Brothers. Read Crime and Punishment first. Save BK for the time when you are (wrongly) jailed for a crime you didn’t commit or you are stuck in Transit in some airport in Outer Mongolia or somewhere or recovering from some long illness.

Is Crime and Punishment worth reading in English?

Originally Answered: Is “Crime and Punishment” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky worth the read? Absolutely. In a good English translation its amazingly accessible to modern English language readers.

Where should I start with Dostoyevsky?

The Best Books by Fyodor Dostoyevsky You Should Read

• Crime and Punishment (1866) The best way to get acquainted with Dostoyevsky is by reading Crime and Punishment.
• The Idiot (1868)
• Poor Folk (1846)
• Demons (1871)
• The Gambler (1866)
• The Insulted and Humiliated (1861)
• The Brothers Karamazov (1879)

Is Crime and Punishment easy read?

It is not a difficult read and so what if the language is bit complicated and the ideas the author puts in are a bit sophisticated. It’s a masterpeice and reading “Crime and punishment” changed my outlook towards life. Just read the goddamn book and enjoy every word.

How is this book different from crime and punishment?

This book is very different from Crime and Punishment if only for reason that the protagonist is unique and different in character from other Dostoyevsky works.

What is the plot of the book The Idiot?

The Idiot. Returning to Russia from a sanitarium in Switzerland, the Christ-like epileptic Prince Myshkin finds himself enmeshed in a tangle of love, torn between two women—the notorious kept woman Nastasya and the pure Aglaia—both involved, in turn, with the corrupt, money-hungry Ganya.

How many pages are in crime and punishment by Nicholas Rice?

The Barnes & Noble Classics edition of Crime and Punishment is available as a paperback (ISBN 9781593080815, 576 pages) and an ebook (ISBN 9781411432017). It has been “revised thoroughly” by Juliya Salkovskaya and Nicholas Rice and includes: inspired by…

How many pages is crime and punishment by William Wordsworth?

The Wordsworth Classics edition of Crime and Punishment is available as a paperback (ISBN 9781840224306, 528 pages) and an ebook (ISBN 9781848703506). It includes an introduction and notes by Dr. Keith Carabine, a bibliography, a map, and a list of characters.