A review by sst723
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

4.0

I gave Memoirs of a Geisha 4/5 Stars. I loved the writing and the mix of plot and literature. Golden does a great job evoking the emotions of his reader. I am not very familiar with Japanese culture and enjoyed googling many of the terms throughout the book. I have not seen the movie, but plan to watch to see if how I imagined everything was accurate or not. I would love to learn more about Japanese culture after reading this book and specifically Geisha culture. Some of my critiques - The beginning of the novel dragged a bit before Chiyo became a Geisha and I thought the book could have a been a little shorter. Some of the mishaps with the Baron and Nobu and Hatsumomo were a bit too comedy of errors for me and had me cringing. I really did love the book and took away the message that nothing lasts forever.