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497 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784871406
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Publication date: 06 October 2016
Description
A young peasant girl is sold as servant and apprentice to a renowned geisha house. She tells her story many years later from the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Her memoirs conjure up the perfection and the ugliness of life behind rice-paper screens,...
Community Reviews Summary of 59,206 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
sad 43%
informative 36%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 22%
dark 21%
adventurous 18%
challenging 17%
tense 16%
mysterious 7%
relaxing 4%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual contentModerate
Death of parent, War, Child abuseMinor
Abortion, Infidelity
497 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784871406
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Publication date: 06 October 2016
Description
A young peasant girl is sold as servant and apprentice to a renowned geisha house. She tells her story many years later from the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Her memoirs conjure up the perfection and the ugliness of life behind rice-paper screens,...
Community Reviews Summary of 59,206 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
sad 43%
informative 36%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 22%
dark 21%
adventurous 18%
challenging 17%
tense 16%
mysterious 7%
relaxing 4%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual contentModerate
Death of parent, War, Child abuseMinor
Abortion, Infidelity