Reviews - Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel

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Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel

Arthur Golden

4.01 AVERAGE

ti_jay26's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mrsgetz's review against another edition

4.25

Reads as smoothly as honey. Such a quick read for over 400 pages. While I understand it is not 100% historically accurate, it was very entertaining and well written. I’ve always been fascinated by Japanese culture, so this small glimpse into the 20th century geisha world was so much fun! The ending was probably my least favorite part — it just felt very rushed and forced compared to the rest of the book.

maryasea's review against another edition

4.0

This was one of the books I devoured on the subway when I lived in New York. A quick, satisfying read and also very sexy. Reading it made me want to flirt with strangers.

nicole_mcfar's review against another edition

3.0

The pace of this book is weird. The beginning is great as an introduction to the culture and characters. I had a hard time with the last 2/3. The middle is just drama. So much unnecessary and uninteresting drama. Then the War, which didn’t get a lot of attention, and then life is basically back to normal? The author covers years in a couple sentences then pages of unnecessary and uninteresting drama.