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Summary: i love the book
Review: i read this book 2 months ago and loved it. today i found out that the book wasn't real....the book does a wonderful job making you believe sayuri and hatsumomo along w/the rest of the gang are real people with real lifes. the way it was written was wonderful too...anyone male or female needs to read this book.
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Summary: A Memorable Book
Review: I read all the time, and rarely have my nose out of a novel or biography, but there are rarely any books that I have read that go so deep into the culture and life like "Memoir's of a Geisha" did. The author's writing technique weaves a complex, intricate, and vivid story that allows the imagination to wander. An excellent story, and a worthwhile buy.
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Summary: A Nice book about Japan, Japanese culture and Kyoto
Review: Memoirs of a Geisha is a pretty good book. Its kinda slow, but its well written and quite interesting. The setting: Kyoto...what a place. This is one of those must see cities. The book I feel makes more sense and one can get more out of it after a trip to Kyoto. Read this book while at the same time look at Pico Iyers: Lady and the Monk 4 Seasons in Kyoto. Those two books plus a trip to Japan make this very worthwile. Its a nice look into a very interesting culture.
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Summary: SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL
Review: The best word to describe this book is "simply beautiful", from the words and the characters right to the storyline. It's very educational too, with a lot of research in culture and history. It's great for a westerner, and a man, to be able to write a story from an Asian woman's point of view. I'd sure would like to know a Japanese reader's opinion though.
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Summary: Irresistible
Review: This book was actually recomended by my best buddy. I was a bit reluctant to start it right away because I thought it's gonna be another one dull book but hey...I was proved wrong. The writer has a unique way of expressing Sayuri's thoughts whereby many of them were pretty comical. It is not just a story. It is more than that as in it reveals the culture of traditional Japanese customs which is unkown to many of us. The story itself is entertaining. At certain point, it somehow makes you reflect on life itself. It tells the story of how a little girl struggles to get away from her fate as a geisha at a tender age. As she grown into a young lady, she begins to see how ambiguous and tough life would be if she does not become a geisha. Hence, she started a brand new struggle which is to become a geisha and a successful one. She met various obstacles along the way especially from her senior geisha Hatsumomo. She finally managed to overcome the rough paths and become a well-known geisha. A lot has happened on her way to become a well-known geisha. This book is really worth the time and money spent on it. Pick this one up and you won't regret it.
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Summary: mmoirs of a geisha
Review: Exquisite booke, excellent language and superb handling of the japanese culture. Witten in firsst person thru the eyes of a geisha that went thru the second world war years. The thougths and feelings of the woman sold to a geisha house, comes to the reader in a direct and sensitive way. Don't read this book if you want to fall asleep early, it will keep you awake !
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Summary: Just couldn't stop reading
Review: What a glorious piece of work! I truly enjoyed the great detail describing the hard work involved in becoming a geisha and the lifestyle led. Golden's writing is fluid and descriptive and almost transports you to another place in time. I felt very connected to the vibrant characters.
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Summary: Absolutely Fabulous
Review: One of the best books I have ever read. I couldnt put it down. It makes you want to find all the books on the Geisha that you can find. A fascinating experience into the geisha culture.
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Summary: Exquisitely Mesmerizing
Review: Where to begin? I got this book after several recommendations from friends. I only regret not getting it earlier. One of the ways I like to rate books is how much I miss them when I'm finished and I feel as though I've lost a good friend. Towards the end of the book, I found myself slowing down, a measure of my attachment to Sayuri and her tales. This book is an incredibly well thought-out and beautifully written piece that is so endearing and passionate. The main reason I picked up the book was to learn and gain insights into the secretive life of Geisha -- what I got was so much more than I ever expected. Holden has an amazing ability to make the writing appear so effortless and yet, each word seems so carefully crafted and deliberate. Memoirs is written in 1st person narrative and convincingly so; many other people have commented on his extraordinary ability to sound like a female author. For me, there is just the right amount of dialog -- my preference is for an economy of words, and Holden gets it right. All in all, a fantastic read and finding another comparable book to read has been tough. I'm going to try Snow Falling on Cedars and Angela's Ashes.
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Summary: Good, fast read
Review: This book is well written, with a nice pace to the writing and good use of dialogue and description. It also has a well-developed plot. The book is hard to put down. Its historical fiction content is interesting as well. Recommended for someone wanting an absorbing book.
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