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A review by pascalthehoff
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
5.0
This was maybe one of the greatest novels I have ever read in my life. Memoirs of a Geisha is everything I expect a great novel to be. It was educating, emotional, atmospheric, subtly political, extremely elegant in its language and, last but not least, a pageturner from beginning to end.
Although written by an American author it felt like the Japanese culture and the typical feeling of a Japanese novel were transported quite well. At times, the deus ex machina might have been just a bit too present, but overall such narrative development fits well to the leitmotif of a Geisha’s reliance on destiny. I honestly would never have expected this novel to bet THIS great.
Although written by an American author it felt like the Japanese culture and the typical feeling of a Japanese novel were transported quite well. At times, the deus ex machina might have been just a bit too present, but overall such narrative development fits well to the leitmotif of a Geisha’s reliance on destiny. I honestly would never have expected this novel to bet THIS great.