Memoirs of a Geisha

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Summary: Memoirs of a Geisha
Review: I found Memoirs of a Geisha a brilliantly written book. The characters intertwine perfectly together which made it enjoyable to reas as I learned about the geishas of the Japanese culture. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in reading a story about the life of a geisha.

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Summary: Great, but not without its flaws
Review: No doubt about it, this is, by any standard, a book that excels through its sheer readability. Nothing could be more entertaining and engaging than Sayuri's struggle to survive as a geisha after being sold into slavery by her own father. We really care about this character, and that's the test of a good book. However, this book does have its problems, as others have noted. The main one seems to be an unfortunate difficulty that crops up over and over again when a male author tells a story through the viewpoint of a female protagonist. Namely, there's something fundamentally passive about Sayuri. Everything happens TO her, and everyone acts ON her. She never truly does anything except to react to what the other characters are doing. This is the same problem that marred Wally Lamb's "She's Come Undone" and Callie Khouri's "Thelma and Louise" screenplay. A passive female character does seem more appropriate in "Memoirs of a Geisha," but it still gets annoying.

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Summary: One of the best books in years..........
Review: This is probably one of the best books I have read in years. I loved it from beginning to end. I like the way the characters interact and grow with and apart from each other. The main thing about this book that I also loved alot was the historical part of the book. It made me feel like I was reading a real life story and not a work of fiction. Overall this book was an excellent, fast, and very descriptive read. I would recommend this book to anyone young, old, male or female.

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Summary: It is just a story - and it's fantastic!
Review: Memoirs of a Geisha is a highly enjoyable work of FICTION.
For those of you out there who just want to read a great story, don't be deterred by those who are writing how it is not exact in it's portrayal of Japanese history. If exact is what you are looking for, then sure, this book is not for you and you should go and look up the history of Geisha in a non-fiction section of the library.
For those of you who love a good story, then read this book. It is a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining read. It was beautifully written and you feel as though you have been transported to another life while you are reading it.
Yes I agree perhaps the ending felt a little rushed, but that would never have stopped me reading or recommending the book. I have given this book to many of my friends and my mother to read and they all loved it.

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Summary: Soap operatic fluff
Review: So yeah, the guy reads, speaks and writes Japanese; that does not mean the novel is therefore unassailable. It reads like a romance novel. How anyone can classify this as a stunning work of modern literature is beyond me.

I found the book insipid.

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Summary: The Ultimate Page Turner
Review: "Memoirs of a Geisha" is the ultimate page turner, there was no way I ever wanted to put this book down and I was up almost all night reading it. I found all of the descriptions of the customs and life of the Geisha extremely interesting, and the love story so beautiful. I was so captivated in the story of Chiyo/Suyuri that I needed to know what was going to happen next, but I was sorry when it had to end. This has to be one of the best books I have ever read and I would highly recommend it to anyone.

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Summary: So beautiful
Review: The artful prose of this book was absolutely compelling. I loved every page and have read and reread it several times.

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Summary: A beautiful Japanese experience
Review: I have always been intrigued by the Japanese and particularly the Geisha. This is a senstively written book steeped in history and the life of a Geisha. You won't be disappointed.

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Summary: Trip to another world guarantee !
Review: This book takes you without any warning for a long trip to a strange, beautiful ...but tough world !
This very well written story is pleasant to read (and you won't sleep until the last page is behind you).
When I finished the book and understood that all the story was a "simple" fiction, I (have) found difficult to believe it !
All is so realistic and detailed that it's difficult to think that the whole story comes from an human brain and not from the reality !
Simply the best English book I ever read !

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Summary: Wonderful reading!
Review: It has been a really long time since I read a fiction book cover to cover so fast...I just couldn't put it down.

I could relate on many occasions while some harsh "truths" of life were being revealed in Sayuri's story. I cried and I laughed.

I'm sorry that this story came to an end for me just a few hours ago.

Thank you Arthur Golden.