I guess its not so bad...

In years past, every time I heard the title Crime and Punishment, I have dreaded the day that I would have to read it. So that fateful day came sometime last week. I was handed the dreaded thick, red book and told to read the first 80 or so pages. When I began the book, I quickly realized that it was actually an easy read. I could understand what was going on and I really didn't mind reading it. Although it is filled with poverty stricken people, young girls who are forced to turn to prostitution, and even murder, the plot is interesting and easy to follow. The depressing story catches your attention and makes you want to read more. I am actually eager to find out what happens to the protagonist, whose name I cannot spell or pronounce. The only downfall to this story so fall is the difficult Russian names. I find myself skipping over them because I can't even begin to pronounce these foreign names. Overall, this book isn't such a burden after all, and hopefully I will feel the same way about it as I continue to read.