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Summary: Memoirs of a geisha
Review: This was the first book I read in a long time that took my breath away. I bought it, I read it, and I absolutely loved it. I felt that in a course of two days I completely escaped from my own life and lived in a world of another...
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Summary: REMEMBER TRADITION BUT DON'T LET IT STALL YOUR PROGRESS
Review: I found myself experiencing many emotions as I read MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA. There is great value in learning about other cultures and by studying occupations that do not exist in your own country. The challenge is to keep an open mind, not to get caught up in the misconceptions and disbeliefs in our own traditions. I kept remembering anecdotes and examples in THE 2,000 PERCENT SOLUTION about the problems that traditions, disbeliefs and misconceptions cause. We are fortunate to live in a society where flexibility and change are considered good and where books like THE 2,000 PERCENT SOLUTION are valued for teaching how to identify our "stalls" and make rapid progress, both personally and in business. And yet, I found myself in awe of the training , arts, self-control and social skills that geishas must learn. There is beauty in some of that tradition that we would do well to remember. Combining some of these skills with today's knowledge of achieving the best possible practices for important activities would help us improve both business and society.
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Summary: Great Characterization & Setting; Asian Realism
Review: Beautiful and enchanting story of love, loss, and rivalry. Love this story!
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Summary: Every woman should read this book!!
Review: Arthur Golden paints a beautifully tragic picture of Sayuri's life as a little girl who grows up to be a geisha.The reader can feel every moment along with her as she experiences triumph and sorrow in her struggles to become a successful geisha and escape the world of slavery that she is confined to. Many of the women described in Memoirs were geisha because they had to be however they were intelligent, strong, and very capable women. For this reason, I think that every woman who reads this novel should be grateful for her freedom and ability to follow her dreams instead of waiting for her destiny as Sayuri was forced to do.
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Summary: Clearly written and wonderful to read
Review: This is a very enjoyable book and the characters are appealing. I learned a lot about geishas and Japanese culture. It's a hard book to put down and reads swiftly. Minor complaints: the rivalry between the geishas goes on way too long and no one really changes in the book; the good characters stay good and the bad remain bad. Needed a little variety. Otherwise a very good read.
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Summary: a good romance novel
Review: excellant sport reading. richly textured with sensual detail. romance formula. exotic by-gone time and location. enjoyable- delicate 1st person individual - though rather self centered and simple.
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Summary: The description of Kimono and teahouses were word paintings
Review: I completely fell in love with Sayuri. I felt her pain, her hopes, her triumphs. I really enjoyed the glimpses into that closed society. Altho' to the men the Geisha were fluff, underneath they were strong and ambitious. Realizing her life would be infinately better as a Geisha than as a maid she was lucky to get a second chance. Once she got it she made the most of it, such as it was. The ending was too fairy tale and WAY too rushed. I must admit I wanted her to live happily ever after but I feel that was a cop out ending. Despite the ending expect to be fully entertained.
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Summary: Engaging page turner, wonderful piece of work
Review: When I first saw the book, I was skeptical. But I read the first couple of lines and I was mesmorized by the picture that Sayuri showed me. I read it in one night and it took my breath away. I am have decided to read it again.
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Summary: Beautifully written
Review: I can't remember when I last read a book that I absolutly could not put down. "Memoirs" is so beautifully written that the reader becomes part of the times in which this story takes place. Read it and enjoy!!!
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Summary: Highly recommended
Review: Excellent book, engaging characters. Stayed up until 2 AM to finish it! I thought this would be more of a historical study than a character study, but was pleasantly surprised.
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