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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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Someone has yellow fever...
I understand Golden has respect for Japanese culture. However, romanticizing the position of Geisha in Japanese society continues a non-critical tome of the institutions created when women inhabit positions inferior to men in society. Wake Up!
I understand Golden has respect for Japanese culture. However, romanticizing the position of Geisha in Japanese society continues a non-critical tome of the institutions created when women inhabit positions inferior to men in society. Wake Up!
Very very good book. I enjoyed the characters and really wanted to follow their story even more. The story has stuck with me and I'm actually very interested to see how they did the movie now that I've read the book.
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Jun 28, 2007
Jennifer
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it was amazing
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Isabel
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really liked it
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Aug 16, 2008
Ann
marked it as to-read
