Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

36 reviews

calli_the_flower's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, War, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion

ennsez's review against another edition

hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Lovely. Nothing extraordinary in most respects, but a strong voice for the main character/narrator.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Trafficking

Minor: Sexual content, Abortion, and Terminal illness

emily_y's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: War and Blood

Minor: Death of parent and Abortion

claudiashelf's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

❝ Adversity is like a strong wind. I don't mean just that it holds us back from places we might otherwise go. It also tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that afterward we see ourselves as we really are, and not merely as we might like to be. ❞

I was very much looking forward to reading this book because it promised to be a classic history about Geishas; I hadn't read anything with this theme before, but it turned out to be just — alright. In some ways, this novel underwhelmed me since it included rather graphic sexual scenes that made me sceptical and uncomfortable. This book kind of emphasises why. Well, I believe this book is well-researched yet also provocative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship

cienmari's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual content, War, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

satsukiq's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

disturbing but well researched and kind of comforting 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and War

greenan26's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking and Sexual assault

Moderate: Physical abuse, Bullying, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship

lycheeteareads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, War, and Child abuse

Minor: Infidelity and Abortion

kirstar's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Pedophilia, and Racism

Minor: War, Abortion, and Death of parent

kristinetp's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Did I like it? Yes
Would I read it again? I don’t think so

I feel so sad at the end of this 

It’s so beautifully written and the imagery is so vivid. I feel for Chiyo with my whole heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault