Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoevsky tl. by Oliver Ready
One of my desert island books is Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, which is far and away one of the best books I've ever read. Crime and Punishment was described to me as accessible, but still a classic in the pantheon of Dostoevsky. I will say that the story bears his fingerprints and the atmosphere he is able to conjure for most of the book is intensely oppressive and g r i m y. The ending felt very abrupt and not in-line with what I was expecting. I did appreciate how much easier it was to read than The Brothers Karamazov, but I don't think it hit nearly as well.