Geishas

Rating:
Summary: had potential, but...
Review: This book didn't really live up to the potential that it could have had. I ordered this book sight unseen because of my long-standing interest in the world of geisha; i've read a number of other books on the subject and am always piqued when a new one comes up on my radar, so to speak. However, this book just didn't deliver, in my opinion. The slim volume was half composed of pictures which didn't seem to be arranged in a particular order; also, potential readers should be aware that some of the pictures from woodblock prints contain rather adult material, one or two being quite graphic.
This book didn't do enough as either a written resource or as a pictorial one. If you want factual information on the subject coupled with plenty of photography, see _Geisha: A Unique World of Tradition, Elegance and Art_ by John Gallagher or _Geisha_ by Kyoko Aihara instead.