Crime and Punishment (Recorded Books Edition)
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Crime and Punishment (Recorded Books Edition)
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George Guidall
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Editorial reviews
George Guidall's performance of this literary classic transports the audience to the slums of St. Petersburg and deep into the mind of Rodion Raskolnikov, a young Russian intellectual. Raskolnikov murders an old woman, a money-lender and pawn-broker he considers repugnant. He reasons that he'll repay his crimes with good deeds. Although he justifies the murder using reason and intellect, he is ultimately consumed by guilt. Crime and Punishment is one of the most influential works of literature in the world. Guidall's tremulous voice captures the severity and suspense of this story, making this an unforgettable experience for the listener.
Critic Reviews
"The novels of Dostoevsky are seething whirlpools...which hiss and boil and suck us in. They are composed purely and wholly of the stuff of the soul." (Virginia Woolf)
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Stuart
- 29-09-2018
Don’t waste your time
I have no idea why this book is a classic. It’s tedious and pointless despite so much potential given the subject matter. I stuck with it all the way to the end hoping to be rewarded, but sadly I was not. For a better story by the same author, try notes from underground
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 16-01-2023
Unparalleled
In my view, this is the greatest narration of Dostoevsky’s brilliant book.
The cadence, tone..just everything is perfect. I absolutely love this.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Kindle Customer
- 15-04-2021
Good to listen to an old friend.
Amazon must treat its workforce like human beings. What profit is there in unbound profit?
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- sarah r.
- 31-08-2021
Enjoyed it so much I am ready to read it all over again!
Such an enjoyable read. The themes are as relevant today as they were 150 years ago. The narration is superb. The story so interesting. The characters do have multiple names that are hard to remember, so suggest using a character list (find one online) to remember where everyone fits in.
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- John Brown
- 24-01-2018
Excellent
one of the great books well narrated a pleasure to listen to well worth the time
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Benjamin Lupton
- 15-11-2017
Had to give up on this narration
12 hours through this audio book and had to give up on it. After listening to the audio samples of all the different narrations of this book, I chose this one based on the nice atmosphere/tonality/emotion that this narrator provides. However, it turned out to be a terrible mistake. The narrator has one voice for all the characters, making the conversation scenes impossible to follow - and even a lot of the book impossible to follow. At first I thought that this was due to the Constance Garnett translation that all the audiobooks are based off, so I tried the Pevear & Volokhonsky as well as the Ready translations in Kindle format, no doubt they are superbly better translations in general, and especially as Ready includes footnotes so you can understand the subtle references - Garnett even omits so much detail. However that said, neither of those Kindle versions have audiobooks. So I tried the other 2 audiobooks that I had shortlisted. The Heald and Griffin versions. The Heald was better, but still difficult to follow. The Griffen edition however, includes music, and is superb, all characters have different voices, and it is easy to follow.
I really wish that Guidall did a better job of giving different characters different voices.
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