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Never should have read it, was really boring and I just never should have read it. Ugh...
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I read this book a few years ago and found it absolutely fascinating. The simple fact that a western man could so fully immerse himself into this Japanese culture of women is unbelievable. The film was not the best adaptation but the story retained its interest for me (and the Williams score was amazing as well as the acting); I just don't see how anyone could label this book boring.
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Oh well I guess we have differing opinions. I didn't care for it because it just isn't my type of book, and if my parents found I read it they would be upset.
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I really enjoyed reading it. Was a great look into the life of the geisha world. Movie didnt do it justice.
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I liked it as well. The amount of detail into this secret world was amazing. I agree too, the movie didn't do it justice.
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The book was definitely better than the movie. I enjoyed it.
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unfortunately, i was unable to get past the first few pages. i, too, found it really boring. i enjoyed the movie, yet the movie seemed to lack some depth. it didn't really evoke any emotions for me.
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Like many, I thought the glimpse into the geisha world was fascinating. I remember finding the Hatsumomo competition subplot kind of silly and contrived, though.
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I read it a few years ago: hard subject, but
after living in Thailand, I found a lot of the
customs familiar and compelling.
Glad to be an American
with my own culture to deal with. I'm too bold
to survive in that suppressed world!
Well written, though like I said, a hard
topic to "enjoy".
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I did enjoy this book - a glimpse into a foreign world and culture, unrequited love until the end - the war and reality impeding her girlhood infatuation. I found it beautifully written and, dare I use the word poignant?
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Wow, I would never have described Memoirs as boring - I remember my dad brought it home when it was new, I was in high school, and I picked it up to just see how it started and couldn't put it down until I was done. Loved it, loved it, loved it! Of course, this is coming from a girl who studied abroad in Japan twice, so I've got a pre-existing interest in the subject matter.
Memoirs romanticized Japan to some degree, but then anything that I've personally read by Westerners about Japan is at least a little bit romanticized. But I loved the gritty details of everyday life in that time period, and the beautiful rituals and politics. I think Memoirs is one of the better novels set in Japan that I've read.
I was interested to read the book "The Tale Of Murasaki", about the author of The Tale Of Genji, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. I wonder how that would compare to Memoirs of a Geisha? Anyone read it?
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I very much enjoyed this book. It was beautifully written. It is one of the few books that I have read more than once.
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This book is anything but boring. Beautiful, excellent. The first time I read it, I couldn't put it down, and when it's finished, I had the urge to read it all over again. I've read it a few times, still love it, and I believe I will read it again in the future.
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Loved this book! Fascinating.
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I havn`t red the book would you like give me
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This has been on my all time fav list. Sorry you didn't like it. Think I may read for the 2nd time soon.
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this has to be my favorite book... i read it fisrt when i was about 15 and read it straight through in 2 days...then i picked it up again a few days shy of my 17 birthday and it still has all its value... i bought the movie...but it didnt do it justice... i dont know how this book could be labled boring by anyone... it is absolutly amazing...
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I love reading about different cultures so this is a winner for me.
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Loved the book and the movie...I like books where you learn about other life styles and learning from this that I would never want to live a life of a Geisha..It is a terrific read!
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I too enjoyed the book and found it a very interesting. I never thought it to be non-fiction; after all it was written by a man. As a child one of my very favorite movies was Sayonara which depicts post world war II Japan with American Occupation. The women depicted are not Geisha, but members of Japanese Ballet. They were brought up in a convent like environment and contact with men was strictly forbidden.
As to the movie - the movie was "kinder" to the "mother" You did not see all the beatings and cruelty depicted in the book.
For a true biography of a Geisha, you should read American Geisha, a story of an American who was accepted into and became a Geisha.
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I could not put it down. What a story. Worth reading twice.
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Luna Why would they be upset about what you read?
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