Ah Raskolnikov - I had a literary crush on him as an 18 year old girl. Dostoyevsky helped clarify my late-teenage ideas, along with other authors of his ilk, th

Ah Raskolnikov - I had a literary crush on him as an 18 year old girl. Dostoyevsky helped clarify my late-teenage ideas, along with other authors of his ilk, that morality is a construct created by humans and is not a fixed set of laws based on natural order to be blindly followed. Like his fictional love-interest, I was disappointed in Raskolnikov's carrying-through with the crime, but pleased with how the book elaborated and continued on important human themes of self-discovery (not to add any spoilers for those yet to enjoy this wonderful novel). I think this book is best for young people who are forming their ideas, but if you read it as a fully-formed adult you'll certainly still enjoy the prose.