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Summary: The best I've read in long time.
Review: This book is full of mystery, betrayals, and true to life circumstances. I have read many informative books on the subject of geisha, and this has been one of the most accurate accounts of their lifestyles. From the traditional make-up and dress, to how they were trained to dance and entertain their companions, this novel doesn't even seem to be a work of fiction. If you are looking for a novel that you can curl up with, this is it.
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Summary: couldn't put it down! can't believe a man wrote it!
Review: I finished this book in a few days, sneaking a read whenever/wherever I could. Fascinating portrayal of a geisha's life(which I had misconceived in the past). Sayuri is a strong, warm, hopeful girl--- a romantic, yet a realist, too. (I was so immersed in the book and her character, I craved Japanese food, and it doesn't really appeal to me!)
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Summary: I couldn't put this gorgeously written book down!
Review: Memoirs of a Geisha blew me away. Arthur Golden writes beautifully, and every word captivates your mind. I enjoyed the beginning, climax, and ending. I thought it was suberbly written. The only disapointment was knowing that this story was fictitious and the Geisha Sayuri, in fact, never existed. Read this book, you won't regret it!
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Summary: can be devoured from cover to cover without taking a breath
Review: What a rare gem.The pure and simplicity of the story telling is spellbinding.The story of Sanyuri is truely heartbreaking.There is much charm,humour,eroticism with a good pinch of danger thrown in to keep the reader transfixed to the pages.Other characters also come to live such as the truely enigmatic Mameha ,the pure evil of Hatsumomo and the loyal brute Nobu.Historical and cultural references of the under world of the geisha are an amazing descovery.A rare and magnificent read!
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Summary: Captivating! I was addicted to reading this book!
Review: I have never gotten so involved in reading a book the way that I did with this one. I did not want it to end. Not only was the plot interesting, but I learned a great deal.
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Summary: Wonderful excellent book!
Review: Memoirs of a Geisha drew me in from the start. I could not put it down! A captivating story. I would recommend this to anyone!
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Summary: Once you start, you won't be able to stop
Review: Right from the start, I loved Memoirs of a Geisha, with its colorful characters and intriguing storyline. Arthur Golden writes in beautiful detail about Sayuri's childhood home and her new surroundings in Kyoto. The author had a manner of writing that completely pulled me into the story and I felt as thought I was Sayuri's companion in her many adventures and could truly feel all her thoughts and emotions. From the book, I was surprised to learn how geisha lived their lives in fierce competition with each other and how they were so highly respected in society and even by family members. The love story in Memoirs of a Geisha between Sayuri and the Chairman was romantic at first but then it seemed to drag on for too long at the same pace that it became boring. As many other reviews have said, the first 3/4 of the book was very good but the last 1/4 was too "Hollywood" and left me with the feeling that the book, or at least the ending, could have been better. However, notwithstanding the ending, I would still highly recommend this book to others.
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Summary: Engaging until the Hollywood ending
Review: The first 3/4 of this book was a spellbinding mix of intersting characters,intriguing relationships, and cultural eye-openers. However, the author lost credibility as the book spiraled toward a contrived ending, seemingly written for the silver screen. The thrown-together ending, filled with atypical behaviors from the characters, didn't do justice to the clever formality with which the characters carried themselves through the books first 300 or so pages. Though what would have been a five-star-rating was pulled down by this decline in quality, I am, nonetheless, glad I took the journey.
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Summary: Beautiful prose, flawed plot
Review: A beautifully written novel. However, the lyrical nature of the text does not make up for the flawed plot - throughout most of the book she is "in love" or "obsessed" with one man that she had a chance encounter with when she was 10(?) years old...found it difficult to believe that she could carry a torch for so many years for someone she met once as a child. The item that really got me was her absolute betrayal of Nobu in the end. Yeah, she eventually got what she wanted, but she had to sell her soul to get it. All in all, I'd have to say the way she turns out in the end left me feeling a bit down.
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Summary: Educational, riveting, completely compelling!
Review: One of THE best books I have ever read. A battle between wanting to read on and on, and not wanting it to be over. What is Golden's next story? Could absolutely visualize the characters in my mind and kept thinking "this would make a great movie" Can't wait for Speilberg to get moving on this project!!
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