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Chiyo's story.
By: fog_and_wind | Aug 15, 2007 09:29 AM
Memoirs 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...
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journey from a bud to a flower
By: archanaajain | 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...
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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...
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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. Its too Japanese, but how they dipcted the typical Japanese stuff was just beautiful. Its worth paying $8.
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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...
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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.
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Garb of Geisha
By: Molly2h | 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...
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The realm of a Geisha
By: stungbyascorp | 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…”
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A Memorable memoir
By: teenanani | 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...
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