This is one of the best book that I've ever read. The author, Arthur Golden a student of Japanese Arts describes an incredible world and practice of geisha. It is known that these women keep their life in secret, so the book is even more powerful thanks to that. I enjoyed it and highly recommend.
Most sickening book ever, just saying. But I really liked it, and I liked how it was from Chiyo's point of view even though I usually don't like first person perspective. Not a fan of Nobu, it seemed like for a while they were trying to make him out to be this nice guy who had a tortured soul or wha...
Chiyo is a young girl from a coastal fishing village in Japan. She lives in a small cottage atop a cliff with her ailing mother, he old father, and her withdrawn sister. A wealthy man who runs the fishery in town rescues her when she injures herself in the street and then in an attempt to rescue f...
I got tricked into thinking this actually was Chiyo's biography. I read the preface by the imaginary professor matter of factly, not giving much thought to it. Of course the idea of reading an autobiography sparked my excitement. I liked the prose, the part of the book in which Chiyo was not yet abd...
This book blew me away. I was totally captivated after the first or second page, and literally had to tear myself away from it while I was reading so that I could do the daily things I needed to. This is a must read, in my opinion.
Loved it, loved it, loved it! I was dragging my heels from reading this one due to all the hype about it and I finally picked it up for a challenge and I regretted that it's taken me so long to actually read it.What a wonderful world Arthur Golden has created for his readers. I really liked in tha...
This was a good book. Well-written. Entertaining. And as I don't concern myself overly with the historical accuracy of fiction, I find myself unconcerned with that whole debate and able to rate the book with 4 stars.
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