Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden Reviews

A novel by Arthur Golden, published in 1997. I read this book about 8 years ago whilst in 6th form as I was recommended to read it by a close friend. I was never that interested as it seemed a bit 'chic-lit' but am so glad I gave it a go. When I started it could not put it down and read it obsessively until I finished it about 2 days ...  Read the complete review

I picked this book up cheap in a charity shop whilst on holiday as I had forgotten to take any reading material with me. I didn't really know anything about this book before I bought it but simply picked it up as I had heard of the name. Having never been to Japan or known anything of geisha before reading this book, I found the book fascinating ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT ABOUT: This fictional biography tells the story of Sayuri, from her impoverished childhood in early 20th Century Japan, to her rise as a famous Geisha. Written by Arthur Golden, the book was a critical success, and offers a great deal of depth in its 500 pages. Much of it focuses on the training and rituals of geisha life, and ...  Read the complete review

Arthur Golden - Memoirs of a Geisha Another book that has been made into a film, not 100% on the film but i did like this book. Most of the books i have reviewed so far have usually gotten 5 stars but i dont feel this book was as good. First published in 1997 it is a interesting book providing insight into the Japanese Culture. The ...  Read the complete review

I actually got my hands on this book when i was in a rented serviced apartment where i had nothing much to do when my 9 month old son goes to sleep. So i just looked around and saw a bunch of books left by the owner for her tenants.How sweet right. The cover as everyone will agree was catchy and so thought of looking into it. It was all about ...  Read the complete review

I'm sure many of you will have heard of the book, Memoirs of a Geisha, just as I have. I've never really had much of an interest in the book, probably because my usual novel of choice would be crime fiction and also due to my lack of understanding of the Geisha and Japanese culture. However, I found a slightly tatty copy of this book in a local ...  Read the complete review

Originally Published by Vintage UK in 1998. ISBN: 0-09-977151-9 Fiction UK RRP £7,99 Even though the book was published 10 years ago I don't think many people will have read it until the film was released. This book counts as fiction but is actually a translation of an anonymous ...  Read the complete review

I am so glad that i decided to read the book as well as watching the film the book is brilliantly deatailed with happieness saddness and everything in between. But the film misses huge importants chunks out that if added would of in my opinion made the film a whole lot better. The book is about two sisters who are sold to different geisha houses ...  Read the complete review

I had never read Arthur Golden before, although I was tempted to read this book through recommendation. Thus I had no pre-conceptions of the writing style of the author. Neither had I seen the film, and although I bought the film, was glad that I decided to read the book first, since the film pales in comparison. The story tells of ...  Read the complete review

This heart rending, evocative and often funny novel was written by American author Arthur Golden. It is a fictional work but is backed up by some pretty solid research. The novel is the story of a young Japanese girl and her training to be a Geisha. A Geisha was trained in music, art, conversation and entertainment. Contrary to popular ...  Read the complete review

I'm not a native English-speaking person and "Memoirs of a Geisha" was the first novel I read fully. The novel reveals to you a great deal about a geisha's life which is kept in the dark for many people. It also tells you about the hiden love story of a geisha. The story is a good combination of sensuality, emotions and thrill at the ...  Read the complete review

I first came across this book about 6 years ago and read it then and I have now read it again. It was as great an experience second time around. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden is a fictional book written in the form of a memoir as the name suggests, by the former geisha in Kyoto, Japan. And strangely enough it was written by a ...  Read the complete review

'Memoirs of a Geisha' by Arthur Golden is an enchanting story which follows the life of a beautiful, young Japanese girl named Chiyo in her quest to become a geisha. The story begins in 1929 in Chiyo's birth town of Yoroido, a small fishing village on the Sea of Japan. Chiyo lives here until the age of nine, with her mother, father and sister ...  Read the complete review

As the final week of my first year at uni was drawing to an end, during a shopping trip to Newcastle with my boyfriend I decided to treat myself to some new books to keep my mind occupied when I was at home. For me, Waterstone’s is an Aladdin’s cave and the books are its jewels. With the offer of 3 for 2 on ‘Summer reads’ ...  Read the complete review

?Memoirs of a Geisha? by Arthur Golden was one of the most talked-about books of the 1990s. It sat at the top of the bestseller lists on both sides of the Atlantic for an age. You couldn?t get on a bus, train or tube without seeing someone lost in its pages. I got around to reading it myself a couple of weeks ago, finally finding out for myself ...  Read the complete review

For a long time now, I've been intrigued by all things Japanese. The Japanese way of life, the language, the writing system - I find it all fascinating. Recently, I have started to learn Japanese at evening classes and one of my major ambitions in life is to one day travel to Japan and spend time travelling around. So, when I saw this book on ...  Read the complete review

I've not been very well today. I've not been well for a while, but shrugged it of with thoughts of more important things that needed doing and struggled along with my head feeling as thought it was filled with water. Yesterday however, the important things were all done, after dragging my poor body out of bed early enough to ring work and ...  Read the complete review

an amazing book - Advantages: the book left a hugh impression on me, i have to say that the author did an amazing and beatiful job - Disadvantages: non

I think one rason for reading is an interst in those who are different from us, and often the more different and exotic, the more interesting. Orriental cultures tend to have an aura of mystery about them, and none more so than the very secretive and strange world of the Geisha. While this book is a work of fiction (although at the outset it will ...  Read the complete review

I have always been interested in the cultures of the east such as Japan, Korea and China so when a friend told me about this book I knew that I simply had to read it. As the title suggests, this book focuses on a increasingly rare group of women known as Geisha. So first of all – what is a Geisha? Well, many people describe them as ...  Read the complete review