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Summary: Great Book
Review: I read this book it was great. The plot was beutiful and from a 16 year olds point of veiw it was very easy to read
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Summary: FANTASTIC!!!!! A must read!
Review: After reading the first pages, i couldn't stop reading this book, i almost wanted to read the book every single second i've free until i had to leave it. The people who don't get hooked by it, i think, are people who don't understand or can't understand how complex another culture must be, and don't want to explore and learn more about others. It is really one of the best books i've read!!. Although the end could have been better.
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Summary: a marvelous book
Review: There are so many reviews that I will just say that this is a must read for anyone who is fascinated by the Japanese culture.
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Summary: Don't miss reading this one!
Review: Memoirs of a Geisha is one of the best books I have ever read. Before reading it I had no idea of what a geisha was nor how much preparation and hard-work went into becoming one. I felt inspired to see a young girl who struggled so much in her life, get past all of the hard times and be happy. Great story! We can learn a lot from the main character of this book.
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Summary: You have got to read this one!
Review: This is a book I just could not put down. It's one of those books that makes you forget where you are while you're reading it.
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Summary: A great read from start to finish
Review: I was ignorant about geisha before I read this book, but a friend told me it was a great read, and I was not disappointed. Golden definitely did his research, leaving no area untouched in his description of the geisha, and Japanese, way of life in the 1930s, '40s, & '50s. The book reads like a movie, and I was not surprised when I read that Spielberg is directing this for release in 2001. Great characters, historic setting, subtle but powerful writing- anyone who likes well-written novels should check this out.
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Summary: this book was so good i didn't want to stop reading!
Review: normally i do not like the way american or western authors write about asian people/culture. however, this book took me by surprise. my japanese friend even thought that it was a biography, not a novel. higly recommended.
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Summary: The movie can wait..,a long time.
Review: I enjoyed the book because of it's ability to transport me into another world but when I landed home I could not recall any lasting impression or reflections other than "Gee,it would have been nice to have a real Geisha". (not really..,ok,really...I'm a bad man) The set up was full of intrigue,the details rich and authentic but the finale just sort of collapsed like a dead moose on the road.I wonder if Quint Tarantino should direct the movie rather than Spielburg..,nah,some books are better off left as books...or manuscripts for that matter.
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Summary: Great Read! Good Grasp of Culture of the Time Period!
Review: Upon picking this book I was skeptical. After the first couple of chapters I was hooked. It is amazing how a man can go with research , and memoirs and get a good grasp of a woman(especially of Japan in that period, or a woman period) might feel in various situations. A truly enjoyable read. For those that feel his writing was too American prone at the end, or that it was one demesional, please do your reasearch on Japan right prior and afterWWII and you will see where much of this comes from. Also I have lived in Gion, and Japan in general is a complex place, where men emotionally(as in the chairman and etc) are not always 3rd dimensional.
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Summary: A GEISHA OF A BOOK
Review: This book was like a geisha; lots of superficial beauty, but nothing substantial underneath. The cultural details (how to wrap a kimono, when to flash the underside of your arm) were enough to keep me engrossed, but I still have no understanding of the role of a geisha. Excuse me for being cynical, but I don't understand why anyone would pay lots of money for a geisha's company if he couldn't sleep with her at the end of the encounter. It certainly wouldn't be for the scintillating conversation; not if the dialogue in this book is any indication.
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