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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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Deeply powerful, I could not put it down. =)
I was disappointed with this book. Everything in this novel was too neat and tidy. Sayuri is a sympathic character but I never once doubted that she would not "live happily ever after." It was troubling that Sayuri ends up with the Chairman and Hatsumomo gets her just dessert. Wouldn't it be nice if life was really like that? And other than that there's not much else to it. The entire novel is one diminsional. The whole thing just fell flat for me. It's not a bad book but it was a disappointing
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All I can remember about why I loved this book was that once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down. No matter where I was, you could find me glued to the words on the page. The movie is phenomenal as well, particularly in regards to the imagery.
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My wife read this book. I want to read it too.
Mar 13, 2008
Terri
marked it as to-read
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StacyM
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