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Crime and Punishment

By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Narrated by: Will Poulter
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Often considered one of the first ever psychological thrillers, Crime and Punishment is a gripping tale of a poverty-stricken young man in Saint Petersburg, Russia, who hatches a plan to kill someone for money. Once the deed is done, he finds himself racked with guilt, confusion and disgust for his act.

In this new recording, Will Poulter (Detroit, Midsommar, The Maze Runner) gives new life to the troubled protagonist, Rodion Raskolnikov, in a performance that will have you questioning where we draw the line between right and wrong.

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This was my first exposure to Dostoyevsky, and what an adventure it was! The thoroughly captivating story, along with the narrator's outstanding performance.... words cannot describe it. I will have to read this again sometime as there are definitely subtleties I have missed. And to think this was one of the free (included) audiobooks too. Thank you to everyone who made this possible.

What an incredible experience!

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This was a great book. It was interesting and the characters were well written. They felt organic and behaved like real people. The narration by Will Poulter was excellent, and he did well to breathe life into each and every character; making them distinct and memorable.

I think most would enjoy this audio book.

A great story and a great performance

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This was a very well written book. Surprisingly ahead of its time and an intriguing read from start to finish, some parts lost me and some of the conversations in the book could be shorter or be more linked to the narrative for my taste, but other than that it deserves the title of a classic book and every bit of praise it does and will get. cheers for the book and thanks to the narrator for a great performance.

A Wicked Book

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a slow burn, good narration, surprisingly interesting story. didn't expect to enjoy the classic, and will dose good voices.

s good slow burn

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The narrator makes this fairly challenging book entertaining from start to finish. The book itself is of course a must read classic.

Fantastic performance

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Will Poulter delivers an incredible performance! Captivating story and the prose is delicious. Really keen to start the Brothers Karamozov now

More Poulter on Audible pls

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Loved the story of course as it a well known classic, but Will’s narration made the difference. His range of voices and characterisation was brilliant. Highly recommend this to anyone who loves listening to great stories and perfect narrators

Narration was outstanding

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Read other reviews if you want in-depth details. All I can say is that this book is a masterpiece. Rarely hopeful, takes a while to get into, but there are so many philosophical gems in there that it's definitely worth sticking with. My mood while listening to this novel on audio was consistently one of morbid fascination and ponderance at the circumstances of life.

Long and Winding but Worth it

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Crime and Punishment remains a compelling examination of the psychology of a murderer, the hubris, the absurdity, the mental deterioration, and the begrudgingly slow road to redemption. A large cast of memorable characters and engrossing sub plots.
Excellent narration.

Brilliant, from the classics

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Brilliant book. Dialogue brought to life by a sublime performance, best narration I’ve experienced with an audiobook

Brilliant writing

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