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    Fyodor Dostoevsky: Crime And Punishment

    Cerebral Thriller I agree, to fully comprehend the story the reader must enrich themselves in the culture and context of the story. However, even though I havn't lived in or experienced Russia I still enjoyed reading the book. I think the Dostoevsky's ability to depict each characters...
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    Who is your favorite fictional character and why?

    Fiction's Greatest Characters, Your Favorite? Dorian Grey is my favorite fictional character. (Although Wilde's book 'The Picture of Dorian Grey' was autobiographical and Dorian Grey was in essence Wilde). Dorian's character is complex and develops slowly as the plot unfolds. His evil...
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    Suggestions for a 9 year old

    It I would suggest S. King's "IT", not too young for 9. Right? "IT" freaked me out when I was a kid.
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    Fyodor Dostoevsky: Crime And Punishment

    Dostoevsky ability to contrast Raskolnikov's mental state with his the outer world is what makes the book brilliant. On one hand Raskolnikov is a jaded murderer who is playing a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with the police, on the hand he carries on life as usual dealing with family politics and...
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