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# Laurus: The International Bestseller

**Brand:** eugene vodolazkin
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A masterpiece of mystical Christianity
  

*by R***R on Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2015*

I am rarely at a loss for words, but it is especially difficult to find the right ones to express how luminous, how wondrous, is this book. Often I would set it down on my lap, dazed and dazzled. As a religious believer, I generally don't care for religious fiction, because it is very, very difficult to represent the life of the spirit accurately. The only fiction I've ever encountered that does this as well as "Laurus" are the Elder Zosima chapters of "The Brothers Karamazov". But don't think for a moment that "Laurus" is only a book for and about mystical medieval Russian Orthodoxy. It is a book about the mystery of life, and how, out of the ruins of our humanity, can emerge a goodness so pure we call it holy.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A novel of the Russian Orthodox soul, set in the Middle Ages.
  

*by G***S on Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2015*

My tenth-grade English teacher once reproached me by quoting the aphorism "We don't judge a classic; it judges us." Whether or not Laurus is a classic will not be known for a century or two, but it is of sufficient weight and complexity to judge the reader. Hence the five stars. Who am I to doubt?Russia underwent three traumas in the last century--the Revolution, the forced industrialization and repression of Stalinism, and the Second World War. The first two were accompanied by the worst persecution of Christians in history. The demise of communism has led to a revival of the Russian Orthodox Church, with the support of the state. My recent read, Everyday Saints, and this book were both best sellers, and bear witness to this trend. In fact, Vodolazhkin was secretly baptized as a child, and feared exposure as a Christian in his university days.He has written a book which expresses the legendary Russian soul and certain aspects of the Russian version of the Orthodox world view.Set in the Fifteenth Century, with occasional leaps to other times, the book traces the life of his hero, in four stages, represented by his four names, Arseny, Ustin, Amvrosy, and Laurus. Arseny metamorphoses throughout the book, from a rural healer, to a "fool for Christ," a pilgrim, and a monk, among other things. In the course of the book, we are treated to elements of historical fiction--a recreation of the era in rural Russia, of magic realism with leaps in time all kinds of strange and miraculous events, a meditation on the meaning of time, an introduction to many aspects of Russian Orthodoxy, and a touch of the picaresque, though without the cynicism of, say, the Lazarillo de Tormes.I have no Russian, but I take it on faith that there is much word play with archaic vocabulary and constructions. These the translator has tried to signify by introducing strange spellings of words from time to time. I think that experiment fails, rather like a gift shop that tries to project antiquity by labeling itself "Ye Olde." That said, the book is quite readable, with short chapters, live prose, and a rapid unfolding of events.It is no doubt the case that this book is not for everyone. People who are impatient with things religious, feet set in the concrete of their skepticism, might find this book annoying. Such readers' willful suspension of disbelief will require something of an effort. If one is interested in the Middle Ages, the Russian soul, or Orthodoxy, you are likely to find the book rewarding.Someday soon, I may read it again.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A bit uneven at first, but more coherent in the final section
  

*by F***9 on Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018*

To me, this seems to be a case where I liked the author’s intentions, but didn’t like how these intentions were carried out in the book. Our protagonist, Laurus, wear many hats and carries several names throughout the book, and perhaps that is a symbolic gesture to his always searching for meaning, identity and redemption.There is a rambling and a bit incoherent quality to much of the beginning parts to Laurus, and for that reason alone, it was sort of a slog and struggle to try to push onward. This is especially evident in the first two sections. There is a bit of structure in the opening part, where we learn the back story of the protagonist and his uncle, and how he begins his life journey, as well as the tragedy that inspires him to begin his quest. However, in the second part of the book, we are hit with episode after episodes of healing and such, and it just seemed a little too random, aimless and sporadic.As far as the text itself, I found some of book clunky with wording and expressions and I think it was just a translation issue or something. I also wasn’t a big fan of some of the magical realism that came out of nowhere.Also, there are several shifts in time that seemingly come out of nowhere and are quite random. One reviewer mentioned how it felt like stories were just thrown in in any order with no relevance or coherence. I agree with that assessment, especially as we proceed into the second part of the book. That being said, I think the best parts of the book are the final ones, and those made it worth the reading experience. I did enjoy several parts, such as the latter sections of Arseny’s pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the spiritual and physical quest he undertakes to get there. Much of this journey is a sense of coming to terms with his guilt over a particular tragedy, and seeking redemption. So, to me, this section not only flowed with much more structure and precision, but the themes were more prevalent as well. I heard many comparisons to the likes of Umberto Eco and Fyodor Dostoevsky. However, I think those comparisons were a little too ambitious. Not a bad read, but just a tad too uneven and clunky.

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