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- 1The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne4.4
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In 19th-century St. Petersburg, impoverished student Raskolnikov commits a brutal murder, believing himself above moral law and justified in taking what he needs. As guilt and paranoia consume him, he finds himself locked in a psychological cat-and-mouse game with a cunning investigator while wrestling with questions of conscience, redemption, and what it truly means to be human.
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Quick Comparison: Books Like Crime and Punishment
| Book | Author | Rating | Year | Pages | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Scarlet Letter | Nathaniel Hawthorne | 4.4 | 2005 | 212 | Closest match |
| 1984 | George Orwell | 0 | 1949 | — | Similar vibes |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood | 0 | 1985 | — | Similar vibes |
| The Remains of the Day | Kazuo Ishiguro | 4.4 | 2010 | — | Similar vibes |
| Tender Is the Flesh | Agustina Bazterrica | 4.2 | 2020 | 240 | Similar vibes |
| Gilead | Marilynne Robinson | 4.2 | 2006 | 368 | Similar vibes |
| Beloved | Toni Morrison | 4.5 | 1989 | — | Similar vibes |
| The King's Messenger | Susanna Kearsley | 4.5 | 2025 | 384 | Similar vibes |
| A Little Life: A Novel | Hanya Yanagihara | 4.5 | 2015 | — | Similar vibes |
| The Emperor of Gladness | Ocean Vuong | 0 | — | — | Similar vibes |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What books are most similar to Crime and Punishment?
The most similar books to Crime and Punishment are The Scarlet Letter, 1984, The Handmaid's Tale.
What should I read after Crime and Punishment?
After finishing Crime and Punishment, readers most commonly pick up The Scarlet Letter next.
Who writes books like Fyodor Dostoevsky?
Authors similar to Fyodor Dostoevsky include Madeline Miller, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Brit Bennett, Patti Callahan Henry, Colson Whitehead.
What genre is Crime and Punishment?
Crime and Punishment is a Literary Fiction novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, published in 2012.
How long is Crime and Punishment?
Crime and Punishment is 608 pages long.
About Crime and Punishment
A masterpiece of guilt and redemption that transforms the sordid story of an old woman’s murder into the nineteenth century’s profoundest and most compelling philosophical novel. • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME Raskolnikov, an impoverished student living in the St. Petersburg of the tsars, is determined to overreach his humanity and assert his untrammeled individual will. When he commits an act of murder and theft, he sets into motion a story that, for its excruciating suspense, its atmospheric vividness, and its depth of characterization and vision is almost unequaled in the literatures of the world. The best known of Dostoevsky’s masterpieces, Crime and Punishment can bear any amount of rereading without losing a drop of its power over our imaginations. Award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky render this elusive and wildly innovative novel with an energy, suppleness, and range of voice that do full justice to the genius of its creator.