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Memorias de Una Geisha

(Memoires of a Geisha) (Punto de Lectura)

By Arthur Golden

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En Memorias de una geisha, Arthur Golden abre una ventana al misterioso mundo del erotismo en Japón y describe con fidelidad la delicada fortaleza de la cultura de las geishas de Kioto a lo largo del siglo.

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Sceptical

I doubt Golden's novel is an accurate depiction of geisha's life, coz in the book geisha impresses me as nothing more than a sex object - albeit a high-class sex object. Of course I don't think the line between a geisha and a prostitute is that thin. Seriously, I am digusted by the book. I think I s ... (continue)

I doubt Golden's novel is an accurate depiction of geisha's life, coz in the book geisha impresses me as nothing more than a sex object - albeit a high-class sex object. Of course I don't think the line between a geisha and a prostitute is that thin. Seriously, I am digusted by the book. I think I should read the autobiography by Mineko, a true geisha whom Golden based his character(s) on.

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larukucafe said on Jun 14, 2006 about the Mass Market 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 6, 2006 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

The novel is beautifully written, about a girl's journey becoming a Geisha in Kyoto.
I read the novel around 2002/3, with the movie releasing a few years after. The movie is quite disappointing when comparing to the book.

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Angelamaris said on Mar 30, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Below expectations.

Surprisingly rather boring and shallow. Characters don't arch and tend to be rather flat. The reader can have an idea about what was Gion before the Second World War and being a geisha, but all in all not too interesting.

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Clara Mazzi said on Feb 28, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Beautiful Novel

I read this book a few years ago and I simply loved it. Unlike the movie, the book goes into deep details on the life of a Geisha and its historical facts. Besides being beautifully written, it also made you search for more about Geishas.

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MirianSilva said on Feb 2, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

One of my favorites - simply exquisite!
A fascinating story with rich characters in a fascinating time & place!!

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Nini said on Nov 17, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback