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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.
I was a little leery about reading this book, but was pleasantly surprised by the author and his tasteful handling of a potentially obscene subject matter. The "memoir" begins in a poor fishing village in 1929 Japan where nine-year-old Nitta Sayuri is taken from her home and sold into slavery to a geisha house. Sayuri records her efforts to learn the arts of a geisha...dance and music, wearing a kimono, the elaborate makeup and hair, the correct way to pour sake, and how to handle jealousy as we
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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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Apr 10, 2007
Jessica FA
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it was amazing
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Read this book before seeing the movie. It's well worth it. You really feel like you're in that world, you can feel the silk kimonos, smell the fish in the fishing town, you may even drop a tear or two with the characters as they search for love and acceptance. I loved it.
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May 03, 2007
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May 04, 2007
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May 13, 2007
Leslie
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really liked it
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Nov 02, 2007
Kate
marked it as to-read
