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448 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375400117
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 23 September 1997
Description
An alluring tour de force: a brilliant debut novel told with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism as the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha. Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and s...
Community Reviews Summary of 59,213 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
448 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375400117
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 23 September 1997
Description
An alluring tour de force: a brilliant debut novel told with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism as the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha. Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and s...
Community Reviews Summary of 59,213 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