/lit/ - Literature

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I mostly agree with you, I guess I was too clickbaity with calling it a sitcom, but when I read his books sometimes I get this impression
It's there, but it's not that big of a detriment - I tend to overlook a lot of bad writing when I read and look for something that's good despite it, and with Dostoevsky it seems I would have to look for something bad despite the good parts, however the bad overly dramatic parts are still there

>everyone working or living in the apartment building who potentially saw Raskolnikov leave or enter is detailed to assist in cross-examining who killed the old woman
I did not find the cross-examination itself very relevant at all, it was more of a plot backdrop
I think the main reason for frequent descriptions is the intent to give a full range of psychological descriptions of how and why people hit rock bottom, to explore the worst responses people can have to suffering, to make the reader understand and sympathize

The reason why I don't like brain fever is that it feels cheap, and only happens to people who are unraveling at the seams, for plot convenience and gravitas.