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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
This book is beautifully written and extremely hard to put down! I find myself at work wondering about what will happen next and going over what has just happened in this enchanting book.
The narrator has such a unique way of describing things, and has a very poetic mind. I often have difficulty finding books I enjoy, but this one is definitely going on my favorite books list. I highly recommend to all readers who are fascinated by memoirs and stories of hardships and successes.
The narrator has such a unique way of describing things, and has a very poetic mind. I often have difficulty finding books I enjoy, but this one is definitely going on my favorite books list. I highly recommend to all readers who are fascinated by memoirs and stories of hardships and successes.
This is one of the most pretentiously-written books I've ever read.
A few things that I hate about this book:
- The narrator referring to the book/reader multiple times (ie: "As I've told you before," or, "I've previously mentioned that blah blah blah.")
- The characters are not believable or flawed enough (or, they are so flawed that they have no good qualities)
- The dialogue is atrocious. It's incredibly fake and I don't think the author has ever heard someone actually have a conversation
- SO. MANY. SIMILES. (Seriously, like over 200 in this book)
- Nature imagery got really old and cliche
- Very obvious an American wrote it when it came to the war bit
- The main character Chiyo/Sayuri seems to make no actual decisions of her own the entire time, except towards the end of the book
- It took me nearly a month to finish this thing, and I usually would finish 500 pages within a week
- I think I hated every character, especially the men
- There is no plot
- Very boring and very slow
- Nobu is kind of awful
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So yeahhhh, I'd give it two stars because it's well-written (in terms of imagery and language and stuff), but probably one of the most boring books I have ever read. I read it because I heard it was such a good book, and the reviews were great. But actually, it kind of sucks. I learned a little bit about Japanese culture, but not as much as I expected. I kind of thought it would be more memoir-like (cause of the title?), but it was really disappointing. The only reason I would want anyone to read this book is so that they can talk about how stupid it is with me.
A few things that I hate about this book:
- The narrator referring to the book/reader multiple times (ie: "As I've told you before," or, "I've previously mentioned that blah blah blah.")
- The characters are not believable or flawed enough (or, they are so flawed that they have no good qualities)
- The dialogue is atrocious. It's incredibly fake and I don't think the author has ever heard someone actually have a conversation
- SO. MANY. SIMILES. (Seriously, like over 200 in this book)
- Nature imagery got really old and cliche
- Very obvious an American wrote it when it came to the war bit
- The main character Chiyo/Sayuri seems to make no actual decisions of her own the entire time, except towards the end of the book
- It took me nearly a month to finish this thing, and I usually would finish 500 pages within a week
- I think I hated every character, especially the men
- There is no plot
- Very boring and very slow
- Nobu is kind of awful
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Spoiler
The Chairman was nice to Sayuri ONE TIME and she makes her entire life about trying to get in bed with him which doesn't happen until the last 40 pagesSo yeahhhh, I'd give it two stars because it's well-written (in terms of imagery and language and stuff), but probably one of the most boring books I have ever read. I read it because I heard it was such a good book, and the reviews were great. But actually, it kind of sucks. I learned a little bit about Japanese culture, but not as much as I expected. I kind of thought it would be more memoir-like (cause of the title?), but it was really disappointing. The only reason I would want anyone to read this book is so that they can talk about how stupid it is with me.
One of my favorite all time books. I bought this an airport in Charlotte NC and 'fortunately' our flight was delayed overnight and I had time to finish this book undisturbed. I love this book. I have always been interested in women in cultures unlike my own. How can you get much different than West Virginia and Japan?
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
No
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, War
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very interesting to learn about other cultures (even if written by an American man), some innaccuracies but the story itself is good.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
informative
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Die Geschichte hab ich geliebt, der Schluss fand ich nicht so zufrieden stellend. Der Gedanke, dass junge Mädchen verkauft und dazu erzogen werden, alle Wünsche eines, meist viel älteren, Mannes zu erfüllen, ist etwas zerstörend. Was Sayuri aber in ihrem Leben erfährt, war als Außenstehende spannend zu verfolgen.