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  • I could not put this book down, I mean almost literally I read strait through it! I have no idea why I let this book sit on my shelf for so long but now I am just grateful that I read it. Beautifully written, the characters are so well crafted that I loved even the ones I hated. It was one of those ... Continue

    I could not put this book down, I mean almost literally I read strait through it! I have no idea why I let this book sit on my shelf for so long but now I am just grateful that I read it. Beautifully written, the characters are so well crafted that I loved even the ones I hated. It was one of those books that had me wishing it was longer so the story wouldn't have to end.

    

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• ― Icedream said on Feb 22, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition| 1 feedback| 1 feedback

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  • better than the movie (aren't they always :)

  • At first I thought this was a true story and I have to admit, when I found out it was fiction I was a bit disappointed. Nevertheless, I love this book because it's unlike any other book I've ever read. I learned about Japanese culture and I gained a respect for geisha.

    

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• ― Ca1iforniasquirt said on Sep 20, 2007 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • Sad and dark story. By the time I finished the book I had come to the conclusion that Geishas are just exploited girls..call whatever you want but in the end it is just pitiful how the whole system work to exploit women..

    

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• ― Annam_Mathews said on Jul 5, 2006 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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