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I recently bought this book as it was one my book club is reading. I liked it, don't mistake me, but I felt that it was in some ways like looking at the world of Sayuri through a dark glass, or a layer of thin silk. She goes through many travails, but despite lengthy descriptions of her life, I didn't feel pulled into it, quite. This may be due to the author being male, and trying to describe the life of a very female woman, I'm not sure. It was certainly full of much detail and description of the lives Geisha lead, but I didn't ever really feel drawn into a depth of emotion for the protagonist. It all seemed rather remote.


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Memoirs of a Geisha A Novel Arthur Golden Books Reviews

I’d hear so much of this book and in many bookshelves that I craved to read it. This book has an exciting start into the world of a Geisha (a concept I totally misconstrued) and what it must take to be forcefully introduced & endure its lifestyles. Towards the latter half our protagonist falls deeply in love with her accidental customer & keeps endlessly whining about the ‘ not so ‘ difficult choices she could have made to confess her love for him. This is a true story with epithets used to shield customers of the higher echelons in society from being discovered & yes, Sayuri may not have known of how to cut to the chase therefore receiving the benefit of the doubt that my disappointment isn’t truly justified. It’s a memoir after all - one’s journey with no add-ons.
This was the first book selected by the book club I was invited to join at the start of the year. From the first page I was hooked on the beautiful evocative descriptions of people, places and situations. The story is essential the life story of a little girl from a poor fishing village in Japan who finds herself taken to the Trisha district known as Gion , where she overcomes loss of family and the loss of the life of her childhood, and learns the art of being a geisha. We hear the story from Sayuri at the age of 80 years or so, remembering her life and how she came to be where she is today.
As I said the descriptions alone are enough to make this a worthwhile read. But the story itself is also full of schemes and intrigue, and shadowy unknown benefactors that influence the course of the protagonist's life with small actions that have tremendous impact. It is also a story of true love, as well as a story about the strength and struggles of women in Japan . It allows the reader to become part of a different culture and way of being...and of appreciating that the two layers of Japanese culture the surface story as illustrated by the beauty and grace of the geishas versus the broken, harsh, and grimy circumstances that produce the geishas. All of this combines to give a thoroughly absorbing reading experience that leaves one feeling a little richer inside for having completed the book.
It was a great book to start off my year and I would recommend it to anyone interested in appreciating gender and culture issues from a different perspective., and to any reader who appreciates a well written tale.
Recently I watched the movie again, and then read about it, and was intrigued to read a man had written it AND it was his first book. So of course I had to Edward the book. It was even better than the movie. Interesting to me that the geishas voice changed, matured, even as she added years to her life. I was richly blessed by the reading of this book. Thank you, Mr. Golden, for writing it.
Unfortunately, I admit I haven't read this book in twenty or so years and I imagined it reading the same. I couldn't have been more wrong! It's so much more heartbreaking, intriguing and entertaining than when I was younger. There was so much I thought I understood back then that now I appreciate.
No, really, it is. I will read this book nearly every year for the rest of my life.
The story of Saiyuri is a very detailed one, and how she came to be a geisha. The (fictional) biographical novel of a geisha is definitely a wonderful read. I love all things Japanese, and this book is a great insight into the world, as it is well researched and well written. In some places it is like a story, and in others it is like reading an encyclopedia of Japanese culture, and the two mix so well together that it is almost unnoticeable. The characters are believable, and each ones follows their path in life and you know where most of them land. That is definitely good story-telling.
Moreover, the book is also going to draw you into a life story you will want to know about, even if you saw the movie first (like me). believe me, the movie has nothing on the book. It only gives you a visual for what the world looks like. The true depth of the book is much deeper, stronger and more drawn out in a way that the reader will find most enjoyable.
I recently bought this book as it was one my book club is reading. I liked it, don't mistake me, but I felt that it was in some ways like looking at the world of Sayuri through a dark glass, or a layer of thin silk. She goes through many travails, but despite lengthy descriptions of her life, I didn't feel pulled into it, quite. This may be due to the author being male, and trying to describe the life of a very female woman, I'm not sure. It was certainly full of much detail and description of the lives Geisha lead, but I didn't ever really feel drawn into a depth of emotion for the protagonist. It all seemed rather remote.