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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.

Public Domain (P)2020 Audible, Ltd
Classics Literary Fiction Fiction Inspiring

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What an incredible experience!

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.

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Spectacular

Hands down the best book I’ve heard on Audible and a must for anyone curious for a good entry to Dostoyevsky. Can’t wait for the next one!

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A great story and a great performance

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.

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A Wicked Book

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.

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Fantastic performance

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

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More Poulter on Audible pls

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

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Narration was outstanding

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

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Man kills woman *spoiler alert feels bad about it

11% saying peoples full names
86% hearsay masquerading as evidence
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A tough listen, much improved by the excellent narration of Will Poulter. This must be one of the most over-rated books ever written. The listener spends 20+ hours listening, hoping to find the gems among the garbage that's been stuffed into this... story?
Maybe it was better in it's original language?

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