Crime
Crime and Punishment; Ripley's Game
Patricia Highsmith, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Larissa Volokhonsky (translator), Richard Pevear (translator)
2007·627 pages
Two psychological crime classics: a desperate student rationalizes murder, and a charming sociopath recruits an ordinary man to kill.
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Two psychological crime classics: a desperate student rationalizes murder, and a charming sociopath recruits an ordinary man to kill.
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In Crime and Punishment, a troubled young man commits the perfect crime. Raskolnikov is desperate for money, but convinces himself that his motive for murder is to benefit mankind. In Ripley's Game, Tom Ripley detested murder, unless it was absolutely necessary. If possible, he preferred someone else to do the dirty work
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Sexual content
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Prostitution central to plot; predatory desire; no graphic sex scenes
Violence & gore
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Axe murders with blood detail; multiple on-page killings and deaths
Profanity
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Infrequent mild language; period literary style
Substance use
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Central alcoholism subplot; heavy drinking tied to despair and ruin
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Tom Ripley strongly queer-coded; subtext without explicit identity focus
Religious content
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Christian guilt, scripture, suffering, and redemption drive the narrative
Magic & witchcraft
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Not present
Occult / demonology
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Not present
Political content
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Nihilism, utilitarianism, and radical moral theory motivate the crime
Self-harm / suicide
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On-page suicide; prolonged ideation and psychological collapse
Abuse & suffering
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Child poverty and death; coerced prostitution; cruelty and predation
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