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Fantastic storytelling and mastery of language. Supposedly translation, but doesn't feel like it (e.g. alliteration). Girl sold into geisha life of hardship and luxuries. Figurative language using ocean/fishing. Egregiously unbelievable/disappointing end
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This was the first somewhat adult book I read. Foreshadowing, like many other things in my life, for my subsequent intense love of East Asia.
Sep 17, 2007
Suzanne
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