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Golden, Arthur- Memoirs of a Geisha; Informal Buddy Read: Starts Feburary 5, 2015
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Been meaning to read this for so long! Thank you mods! :)
Marking this one as a maybe for me....
perfect...I'll be able to join the party on this one :)
I am also a maybe. Too soon to see how Feb is going to go.
Starting 5 February 1015?? Are you all going back in time to read this book?
I've always wanted to read this, and I've always wanted to time travel. This must be my lucky day!
✼Danielle✼ wrote: "Starting 5 February 1015?? Are you all going back in time to read this book?"At least I got the '15 part right this time ;).
I've wanted to read this for a long time. I'll join.
I hope to join this, nice book and start date is my bday :>
Anyone still starting this weekend?
Anyone ready to start this weekend?
I'll probably be a little later starting....I'm guessing closer to the 10th...
Well I will start later too. Let me know anyone. I will be reading plenty of other stuff too.
me too....later because I am next in line to get the book and I am busy reading other books as well.
Cool. I have the book, been on my bookshelf for many years.
I'll join in. I'm currently reading this right now so it'll be fun to join!
Katie, should I start? Will you be available to discuss?
This just came in for me on the Overdrive! I'll be starting it right away. :)
I am only just getting started, but I already suspect Arthur is an amazing writer from the jump. I have also heard people say it is hard to believe this is a male author writing this female protagonist due to the authenticity I suppose - that is always another sign of a great.
I agree Sarah, I have read a few books written by a male that did a fantastic job. I just barely started as well and I love it. This is my second time to read it and the first time I think I skipped through it quite a bit, no idea why. I am listening to the audiobook version and I love it so far.
Enjoy the audio. This may be a little slow going for me due to work and I gotta start another book soon -
(a Pulitzer) - for my face to face book club. But I am determined. This one has been a loooong time coming for me. I really love learning about new cultures and have a feeling I am about to learn a lot about the culture of the geisha.
Sarah wrote: "Enjoy the audio. This may be a little slow going for me due to work and I gotta start another book soon - (a Pulitzer) - for my face to face book club. But I am deter..."I have that one on my tbr list and the Overdrive has both the kindle copy and the audio....but, I have to wait. I wished I was close enough to town to be part of a book club. I am right there with you, I love cultures and people, probably why we read a lot of the same books. :D
Margaret - “There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.” ― Irving Stone, Clarence Darrow for the Defense
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Book Synopsis:
Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and startlingly immediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha. It begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, when, as a nine-year-old girl with unusual blue-gray eyes, she is taken from her home and sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. We witness her transformation as she learns the rigorous arts of the geisha: dance and music; wearing kimono, elaborate makeup, and hair; pouring sake to reveal just a touch of inner wrist; competing with a jealous rival for men's solicitude and the money that goes with it.
In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl's virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love is scorned as illusion. It is a unique and triumphant work of fiction—at once romantic, erotic, suspenseful—and completely unforgettable.
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