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Mar 12, 2007
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This book is, in my opinion, extremely overrated. Some of my friends love it (and I still love them). There were glimpses of good writing, but the characters weren't likeable, and the pacing was uneven. It's an exotic setting/premise, but that's wasn't enough for me.
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beautiful and all the more impressive that someone both different in culture, gender, and era could create such a convincing character.
One of my favorite books! I definitely lost a lot of sleep (and didn't study as much as I should have!) while reading this book!
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This was an unexpectedly fantastic book that I flew through. I picked up a used copy at the local library booksale for $1 and it sat on my shelf for two years. Go figure! It still amazes me that the author is a man, because he writes such a rich female character with a particularly female profession. And I really appreciated his devotion to historical accuracy. Just a great read.
Okay, I don't know what all the hype about this book was, really. I found it neither well-written or profound or really much better than any other chick lit put out this days. The part where the Mama-san describes sex as a man's "eel" swimming around in a cave was hysterical, but not in a good way. Yes, this is was a book for people who need Oprah to tell them what to read.
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not bad for a white man writing from the perspective of a japanese woman.
