Memoirs of a Geisha

Beautifully written....a must read.

This book was amazing and a beautiful read. It felt like Chiyo and Sayuri were right next to me telling the story of their lives. Beautifullly witten. This book engulfs the reader in its own world and even the most relunctant readers will find that they can't put this book down. I told my friend who only read a book once in a while and she finished the book in about 4 days. The story pulls your heart strings and you will hold your breath to find out what happens next. It is one of those books that when you hear its name again you immediately smile and say what a good book it was. You'll find yourself reccommending it to all your friends and family.

9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

Memoirs of a Geisha Review

This book is written around the World War II era of Japan. Its written in fairly complex literature, with full English and Japanese names and locations. Its historacle fiction, whereas the events in the story took place but the people are for the most part fictional.

This story is about a young girl living in the country of Japan. She is taken away with her sister to be sold off to the Geisha market, where they will spend years learning how to entertain men for gifts and money. For the longest time she was thought to be a troublemaker and never to be a Geisha, but none could reject the fact that she was unique from everyone else in Japan, she had "mizu" or blue colored eyes.

After several years of being beaten by those that ran her Geisha house, of causing reckless mistakes, and of being plotted against on a regular basis by the most respectable Geisha in all of Japan, she became one of the most desired women in Japan.

She soon fell in love with a chairman, so she planned out how she could get to him. However, war broke out between Japan and the United States...

7 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

Lovely, bittersweet

I adore the film adaptation but it's like looking at the reflection of a flower compared to the tragic loveliness the novel portrays. While there are some cultural innacuracies that a concientious reader would do well to research (the very misunderstood mizuage ceremony specifically) it tells a simple and sad but ultimately peaceful story. If you liked the film you will love this even more!

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Book Review on "Memoirs of a Geisha"

Memoirs of a Geisha, by Arthur Golden does a wonderful job on talking an interview of a women and telling her story as a geisha.

Nitta Sayuri tells her life on what it was like to be a geisha. Sayuri's story begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, as a nine year-old with the most unusable blue-gray eyes. She was taking away from her home and sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. Where women witness the transformation of a geisha and the arts of dance and music.

Memoirs of a Geisha is a book with a lot of vivid metaphors, nature imagery, and other imagery and describe the feeling of the characters in the book. The memorable characters and what they face. What it is was like to be a geisha through Natti Sayuri eyes.

This descriptive book has you wanting to read until you can't stop till the end. You will see differently about the Japanese culture and their history. Once you start to read you could hardly put the book down or even if you want to take a break because it's telling you about a person life. Read "Memoirs of a Geisha" and read the suspenseful, romantic, erotic and is completely unforgettable.

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Very Disappointing

The author is a fantastic writer. He has the ability to transport you into a different era and place. I feel like I have strolled the streets of Gion and visited the tea houses of Kyoto. However, the story was much longer then it needed to be and it lacked something I can put my finger on. The ending a unsatisfactory. Sayuri the most selfish person you'll ever meet, after all Nobu has done for her.

2 out of 18 people found this review helpful.

Awesome

I love this book! Looking for a good read that might make you cry, smile, then cry again? Get this!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

One of my favorites

This was a wonderful easy read. I learned so much about the Japanese and geisha culture through this journey with Sayuri. I loved all the poetic metaphors told throughout the story as well. If you are looking for a light enjoyable read with love, struggles, triumphs, and all the emotions in between this book will not disappoint.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Wonderful

wonderful book, so much better than the movie.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Fabulous Book!!!!

I loved this book so much in just the first chapter I was captivated.I saw the movie and it made me want to read the book and I'm so glad I did.It was very well written.One of my favorite books I highly recommend this book.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Great book.....a very fast read, you wont be able to put it down

Great book.....a very fast read, you wont be able to put it down. Loved it.

Great book

I read this book years ago. Ive never seen the movie but the book is sooooooo good!! A great buy believe me! Definately worth the money!!

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Love this book i only read up to ch.23 on this free book website but it will be nice to have this in my collection

A book that's extremely hard to put down

One of my favorite books of all time, Memoirs of a Geisha keeps you interested since the first chapter. It tells the story of Chiyo, who was a poor girl living in a fishing village. Her mother was ill and her father were growing old, so she and her sister Satsu were sold to learn the arts of a geisha. Chiyo at first was very troublesome and considered a bad investment until one of Japan's finest geisha took notice if her and her unique eyes. You slowly watch watch Sakamoto Chiyo turn into the geisha Nitta Sayuri. Everything was fine then until WWII and everyone's life changes dramatically. Along the way she falls in love with the chairman and makes friends and enemies. Beautifully written book with its metaphors and exquisite voice, you will feel you knew the geisha yourself.

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Awesome book

This was a great a book,it was one of those books that you can't wait to start reading when you come home because it hooks you in.The writting is desriptive and entertaining,and while this book has a great story,it also subliminally introduced japanese culture in a not so boring way.

A definite read for anyone looking for a great book!!

Epic!

I LOVE this book! It captures your attention from the very beginning and just doesn't let go. Such a great story.

Good

I actually liked this book. The problem is that I was told the book was a true story and I took that as a fact without giving the book much scrutiny. a few chapters in I was shaking my head. This is a great book, but it is not a true story. it is historical fiction--well researched, but fiction none-the-less. after I got over that hump, the book came into its own. and I started enjoying it. I didn't like the ending but overall I'd say this book is worth the read.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

An intriguing read everytime

Have read this book about 5 timesnow throughout the years and it is fresh everytimei pick it up. Goldens writing style paints beautiful art with words. Amazingly readable.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Loved this story

This was an easy read. The author tells a story rich with history. The emotions of each character and their part in the main charicters life make the pages turn rapidly.