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Far far better than the movie, the book is detailed and well written without being too onerous. The historical aspects of the book are well researched and handled beautifully through Chiyo's narrative. The story of Chiyo's life is believable, heart-warming and heart rending while maintaining some of the emotional isolation (for lack of a better word) that one would associate with a Geisha. Even if you don't agree with some of the decisions Chiyo makes you can understand and even forgive these. T
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this book was amazing! i couldn't see the movie after i read this, it just pulled at my heart way too much.
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I wish I read the book before watching the movie. Damn. There are a lot of differences between the two.
Excellent!
I really enjoyed this book and got very caught up in it, so much that, when I thought that Sayuri was going to do something that would be wrong or bad for her, I found it hard to read further and had to take a break! It reads like a memoir but is really a fiction story. Very nicely done. I am glad I kept reading. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
This is such a good novel, really a amazing insight into another culture!
Loved it! Although the ending could have been not so "Hollywood like".
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Aug 28, 2008
Lynai
marked it as to-read
Jan 10, 2009
Minttu
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it was amazing
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