Heather Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 (edited) Crime and Punishment Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd; New Ed edition (12 Sep 2000) Language English ISBN-10: 1840224304 ISBN-13: 978-1840224306 Synopsis With Selected excerpts from "The Notebooks for Crime and Punishment". Introduction and Notes by Dr Keith Carabine, University of Kent at Canterbury. "Crime and Punishment" is one of the greatest and most readable novels ever written. From the beginning we are locked into the frenzied consciousness of Raskolnikov who, against his better instincts, is inexorably drawn to commit a brutal double murder. From that moment on, we share his conflicting feelings of self-loathing and pride, of contempt for and need of others, and of terrible despair and hope of redemption: and, in a remarkable transformation of the detective novel, we follow his agonised efforts to probe and confront both his own motives for, and the consequences of, his crime.The result is a tragic novel built out of a series of supremely dramatic scenes that illuminate the eternal conflicts at the heart of human existence: most especially our desire for self-expression and self-fulfilment, as against the constraints of morality and human laws; and our agonised awareness of the world's harsh injustices and of our own mortality, as against the mysteries of divine justice and immortality. Noted from Amazon Therapy~Jonathon Kellerman Paperback: 576 pages Publisher: Headline (25 Oct 2004) Language English ISBN-10: 0755307364 ISBN-13: 978-0755307364 Product Description Investigating the case of a lovers Edited December 9, 2008 by Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceinwenn Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 I voted Jonathan Kellerman - I've read all of Jonathan Kellerman's books, though. Will this be the 1st one of his that you would be reading? If it is, then I might suggest starting with the first of the Alex Dellaware series. You don't need to read them in order, but it would make more sense as he sometimes talks about past events from his other cases in some of his books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 I know this thread isn't a log as such, but as it's about personal reading choices, I'd prefer it in this section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 Thanks Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 Thank you all who took the time to vote it is Therapy by Jonathan Kellerman is the book which I will read next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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