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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The attention to detail in the world building is so immersive and has brought me back to this book again and again over the years. Always fun to reread.
It was a good book. However, after I learned that the author disclosed the name of the geisha he has talked to during his research, it made me feel weird towards him.
emotional
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Death of parent
The prose in Memoirs of a Geisha is so vivid, I can clearly imagine snow on the rooftops of Kyoto, more than twenty years after I finished the last page. It’s a very character-driven novel, but it holds a special place in my heart as the first novel to really give me a feel for “sense-of-place.” Just gorgeous—a forever favorite! (Memoirs of a Geisha also led me to Sei Shōnagon’s wonderful Pillow Book.)
I really enjoyed this book. The metaphors and similies got a bit repetitive, which was annoying, but besides that I couldn't put this down.
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No