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Summary: Don't pass up a chance to read this one!
Review: From the beginning sentence this book pulls you into its story. I couldn't put it down. Excellent story line. It makes you feel as if the geisha herself is sitting next to you telling you her story.
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Summary: Japanese reader says, "Two Mt.Fujis Up!( two thumbs up)
Review: As a Japanese, I've had a preconceived idea that non-Japanese people can't write or understand about Japanese culture. In beginning, I wasn't interested in this book, even though the book was already on the million sellers' list. However, when I picked and little peek on this book at a bookstore, that preconcieved idea which I had were immidiately gone from my mind. I bought the book right away. Since then, I couldn't stop reading until the end. The story is great and smooth toward the end. The author must had done research very hard and carefully. Because understanding Kyoto's culture is more difficult than anywhere in Japan. He understood their mentality and culture very acculately. I recommend this book as a text for anyone who want to study or understant our culture.
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Summary: simply sensational,a must read
Review: I had read this book and I found it very thought provoking,as how a simple peasant girl can turn into a beautiful geisha and multi talent entertainer in a few years of time.The author had beautifully detail about how the geisha put on their elaborate kinomo,the make up and not able to wash their hair for a shocking length of a week as due to its complexcity.and a girl's virginity had been priced to the highest bidder make it a very interesting read,the writer is clever in detail about some taboo or supersitious of being a geisha.some of the description of sexual part was so beautiful plot and detail that before you had finish reading the book,you might want to reread it again and again.it deserved a five stars.A must read
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Summary: Wonderful, Amazing, Beautiful
Review: One of the best books I have ever read. It is a must have for ones book collection!!!!!
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Summary: I can't wait for my mother and grandmother to read it.
Review: This is a tale that any woman can relate to. Even though it takes place in another country, in a time long since past, who cannot say that they have not had to deal with their own "Hatsumomo" or dreamed of their own "chairman" that would be so wonderfully perfect?
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Summary: A good yet quick read
Review: The story is a unique one. I've not read any books about Japan or its characters before but I highly recommend this one. Despite the use of simple language, the book is stirring and the characterization is excellent. I don't think, though, that the book deserves all the praise it's been given by many book magazines and reviewers but it's certainly worth a read.
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Summary: EXCELLENT! BRAVO! BRAVO! - A MASTERPIECE!
Review: I could not put this book down -- I didn't even want to sleep! I would hurry to get my son dress so I could read a couple of pages every morning before going to work. It's addictive! The flow of Samuri's story is as smooth as fine silk. I felt as if I was inside her experiencing her pain, her joy with the Chairman, her success. The characters were so alive. I want more!!!! This should be included in Oprah's Book Club in order for her to save face.
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Summary: Just when you think you know...
Review: I had always considered "geisha" synonymous with "prostitute". I knew there was mystery, but I had no idea the cultural meaning behind the word. I expected sex, but instead got a could not put down, take to work and sneak read page turner. Fantastic book.
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Summary: Excellent! Impossible to put down!
Review: This book reads like an actual memoir of a Kyoto geisha. I've read it 5+ times and still am not tired of it. It's a page-turner, while not exactly suspenseful, it's a just-want-to-know-the-end curiosity. At the end, you feel as if you personally know Sayuri, Hatsumomo, Mameha, Mother, Auntie, Pumpkin, the Chairman, Nobu, and all the other characters. A truly surprising ending...
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Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Review: This book kept me engrossed to the end. I could not put it down; stayed up all night reading. A wonderful insight into the life of geisha. I could almost feel the pain and hardship of Sayuri. She seemed so real, it was hard to remember that the book was fiction. Wish the ending had been as rich and detailed as the rest of the book. Overall, it was great!
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