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My rating for this is 3.5 and not really 3.
Memoirs of a Geisha, is about Chiyo and her extraordinary journey from childhood into geisha-hood. As a 9-year old, she is sold to be trained as a geisha and ends up in an okiya in Kyoto. The book takes us through the events that transform her from Chiyo to Sayuri-from a young girl from a fishing village to a geisha from Gion.
The narration is easy to follow and the language remarkably charming. But I read it more as a fable than a book that reflects ac ...more
Memoirs of a Geisha, is about Chiyo and her extraordinary journey from childhood into geisha-hood. As a 9-year old, she is sold to be trained as a geisha and ends up in an okiya in Kyoto. The book takes us through the events that transform her from Chiyo to Sayuri-from a young girl from a fishing village to a geisha from Gion.
The narration is easy to follow and the language remarkably charming. But I read it more as a fable than a book that reflects ac ...more
2005: I first read this book in college and loved it then. Its rare that I reread a book, but this one deserves to be read often. Amazing. It ranks with my all time favorite books.
2016: Amazing the third time through.
2016: Amazing the third time through.
I'm not sure exactly when I read this book ... when it first came out, before the movie. I never understood why all the hype. Didn't really get it.
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Loved the book - did not like the movie!
Dec 29, 2007
Malathi
marked it as to-read
