Our next evergreen read is the epic Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. I will be joined by u/Reasonable-Lack-6585, u/WanderingAngus206, u/infininme and u/towalktheline who will all help lead the discussions.

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Here is the goodreads summary

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 sex worker, can offer the chance of redemption.

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Additional resources

Spoiler free character list

SparkNotes

LitCharts

cliffsnotes

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A note on translations

u/TheJFGB93 provided some comments on translations: If you want to read the best public domain edition, the only one that's been kept in print is Constance Garnett's translation from 1914, which you can get from Project Gutenberg, Standard Ebooks, from other sites, and even in print.

Modern translations are more dependent on preference, and this site can be of help when needing to decide on one of them: We Love Translations [It also has articles about many other books, and even provides comments on the available audiobooks]

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Discussion Schedule

It has been split into 10 sections, with each section being 60-70 pages, so the pace will hopefully be manageable for everyone. We will check in on Thursdays.

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7th March – from p1, c1 to p1, c4

14th March – from p1, c5 to p2, ch1

21st March – from p2, ch2 to p2, ch5

28th March – from p2, ch6 to p3, ch1

4th April – from p3, ch2 to p3, ch5

11th April – from p3, ch6 to p4, ch3

18th April – from p4, ch4 to p5, ch1

25th April – from p5, ch2 to p5, ch5

2nd May – from p6, ch1 to P6, ch5

9th May from p6, ch6 to end

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Happy reading and see you in 2 weeks!