A review by thereadingmum
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

3.0

When I first read it, I was enthralled and gave it 5stars. Then I reread it again years later and was disappointed. The writing was not as good as I remembered. The characters were less likeable than I thought and so I rooted for them less. I was disturbed by the romance between such a young girl and a much older man. I was also disturbed the the relationships that were seen as "normal", that in the end, "getting the man" for a geisha meant being his mistress for the rest of her life.