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Memories of Geisha - Golden Arthur

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Chiyo's story.
By: fog_and_wind Member's photo available | Aug 15, 2007 09:29 AM

Memoir’s of a geisha is a semi fictional tale based on real life observations of several geisha by the author Arthur Golden. Supposedly Golden spent almost ten years in researching every single detail... Read complete review |  Read 1767 times |  Comments (6)  
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journey from a bud to a flower
By: archanaajain Member's photo available | Sep 14, 2006 09:46 PM

Too good to be true, the author has used description in such a way that anybody from any part of the world can get the feel of the Japanese culture and yet the does not feel as an outsider while reading... Read complete review |  Read 1113 times |  Comments (3)  
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Amazing and unforgettable
By: dhaara1982 | Jul 19, 2006 12:02 AM

Amazing and unforgettableAmazing and quite unbelievable the way the entire story has been presented...Chiyo a small girl is sold to one geisha house (okia) in a bigger city with her elder sister.the... Read complete review |  Read 1090 times |  Comments (0)  
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The Chinese in the Japanese Movie?
By: Masa | Jan 09, 2006 04:30 PM

I as pure Japanese personally think this movie was so beautiful. It’s too Japanese, but how they dipcted the typical Japanese stuff was just beautiful. It’s worth paying $8. But that Chinese actress... Read complete review |  Read 911 times |  Comments (2)  

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An Enchanting Journey
By: Raisin | Nov 13, 2005 06:31 PM

Memoirs always leave you feeling like you just underwent a series of monologues. Its when you read the memoirs a young girl from a small fisherman village in Japan, that you feel like your truly experiencing... Read complete review |  Read 1906 times |  Comments (4)  
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More like a documentary about geisha
By: review_all | Jun 10, 2005 04:22 PM

Memoirs of a geisha is a book for those who want to have a quick glimpse at the lives of geishas. The book tries to drive away the misconception that people have -- that geishas are prostitutes. The... Read complete review |  Read 1049 times |  Comments (2)  
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Garb of Geisha
By: Molly2h Member's photo available | Feb 16, 2004 01:56 PM

We had gone to see a movie when my sister bought this book while I happily grabbed ’’Namesake’’ by Jhumpa Lahiri...I read Memoirs Of Geisha in a sad state of mind. But my mental state quickly changed... Read complete review |  Read 1126 times |  Comments (0)  
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The realm of a Geisha
By: stungbyascorp Member's photo available | Aug 04, 2003 08:50 PM

     “Nobu-san is a fine man. Are you suggesting you’d be ashamed to have him for a danna?” she asked.      “No ma’am, I don’t mean it that way. I’m just wondering…”      “Very... Read complete review |  Read 18978 times |  Comments (10)  
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A Memorable memoir
By: teenanani Member's photo available | Jun 24, 2003 07:15 PM

The cover page of this book caught my attention. A beautiful Japanese maiden in her traditional dress looking naïve and demure. Man I was bowled over reading it. Never in my life have I read a more... Read complete review |  Read 2123 times |  Comments (4)  
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Almost musical...
By: nik3 | Jun 14, 2003 07:32 PM

Review : Its not very often that you come across books which have a very different subject.....a subject which has not been tried or tested before, in the biography genre! Well thats exactly the reason... Read complete review |  Read 1607 times |  Comments (1)  
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Memoirs of a Geisha...Arthur. S. Golden.
By: starbucks Member's photo available | May 29, 2003 07:13 AM

I would like to go right off the mark and say that I would not recommend this book to a person who is interested in the personal tale of a geisha. If you are interested in knowing about the life and rituals... Read complete review |  Read 7086 times |  Comments (32)  
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Memoirs of a Geisha NOT memories!
By: alaina | Mar 30, 2003 08:37 AM

This enchanted story is about a girl who is taken from her home in Yoroido and who is stripped of her family. Sayuri as she is known at the end of the book goes through many good and bad things through... Read complete review |  Read 2641 times |  Comments (2)  
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Ride into different world
By: chindamashok Member's photo available | Oct 22, 2002 12:30 PM

I started reading this book as my friend strongly recommended this to me. After finishing it, i couldn’t stop myself recommending it to all my friends who are interested in reading books. It is book... Read complete review |  Read 1837 times |  Comments (1)  

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A peek into the enchanted life of a geisha
By: cpearl Member's photo available | Apr 15, 2002 04:22 PM

’’Memoirs of a Geisha’’ takes its readers into the enchanted world of the geisha.A true account as told to the author, these memoirs are based in the pre and post World War II era and mainly highlight... Read complete review |  Read 8880 times |  Comments (3)  
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