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Only skimmed some parts of the book because at times it felt like Golden was underestimating the reader by repeating the same images all over again. The scenes with descriptions of surroundings and emotions seemed pretty on top but empty inside. Nothing seemed sincere. Maybe it was the gap between the author and the character, I don't know. The whole idea of writing with a geisha's voice didn't come across as authentic or interesting.
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Very interesting read, very different than I expected. I happened to read this as a third book about WWII, (not on purpose), and it was fascinating to learn about both the life of a geisha, and also this time period in Japan.
May 05, 2007
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