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Violence
Some
Axe murder of two women; described in detail
Language
None
No profanity in most translations
Sexual Content
Barely any
Sonya is a prostitute; no explicit scenes
Substance Use
Barely any
Characters drink heavily
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Guilt, nihilism, psychological breakdown, and redemption
What this book is about
Dostoevsky's 1866 masterpiece follows Raskolnikov, a student who murders a pawnbroker and her sister with an axe. The novel is primarily a study of guilt and psychological torment. Violence, references to prostitution, and heavy drinking are present.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Graphic axe murder
Extreme psychological torment and guilt
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