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Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
4.0
I understand that this book was written, highly influenced by the fact that the author was a Harvard graduate majoring in something that regards Japanese. It would be a great manifestation of his education of course to write something as Memoirs of a Geisha.
The narration of the story normally I would find boring, but this one was engaging. Perhaps I was brought to different worlds I have never been and that made me certainly interested. The character development was amazing; since the character began from being as young nine years old, there was no doubt I would see change. I absolutely was attached to this character. I felt pain where she did, felt joy when she got the simple vengeance that she wanted in life. The people around her were very instrumental into turning her into something she really was.
She stuck to her character of being flowy and watery, and so I have never seen her actively trying to gain momentum of the world that was spinning around her.
As for genuineness and accuracy of the Japanese culture, I am not the one to be the judge of that since I have zero idea as to how it really was back then (no background/history on the subject whatsoever). So I decided to simply judge the book of its story and the plot and how "sound" the events were that transpired throughout the whole story.
All I know is that the transitions were amazing, the emotions were a roller coaster and it was really hard to put down! Dialogue and interactions between the characters was quite effective, especially in intense scenes where I catch myself holding my breath.
Also, I learned that geishas are not prostitutes and that their art is a very delicate one.
I learned that life will hit you once but it will get back to you eventually. It's never a completely good story. There will always be sad times but that doesn't mean you can't hope and wait for the best.
This book taught me patience.
Well this seemed more of rambling than reviewing! But yeah good job Mr. Golden for bringing me where I expected myself to be brought.
The narration of the story normally I would find boring, but this one was engaging. Perhaps I was brought to different worlds I have never been and that made me certainly interested. The character development was amazing; since the character began from being as young nine years old, there was no doubt I would see change. I absolutely was attached to this character. I felt pain where she did, felt joy when she got the simple vengeance that she wanted in life. The people around her were very instrumental into turning her into something she really was.
She stuck to her character of being flowy and watery, and so I have never seen her actively trying to gain momentum of the world that was spinning around her.
As for genuineness and accuracy of the Japanese culture, I am not the one to be the judge of that since I have zero idea as to how it really was back then (no background/history on the subject whatsoever). So I decided to simply judge the book of its story and the plot and how "sound" the events were that transpired throughout the whole story.
All I know is that the transitions were amazing, the emotions were a roller coaster and it was really hard to put down! Dialogue and interactions between the characters was quite effective, especially in intense scenes where I catch myself holding my breath.
Also, I learned that geishas are not prostitutes and that their art is a very delicate one.
I learned that life will hit you once but it will get back to you eventually. It's never a completely good story. There will always be sad times but that doesn't mean you can't hope and wait for the best.
This book taught me patience.
Well this seemed more of rambling than reviewing! But yeah good job Mr. Golden for bringing me where I expected myself to be brought.