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3.89 AVERAGE
Love reading about the inner workings of this life, and correcting the misconceptions we have about the lifestyle
There's no reason to say why I liked this book so much. It was great to hear about the geiko world from her point of view versus and author who had completely deflowered it. The point of Mineko's book was to show what the life of a geiko was while Arthur Golden took her information and, basically, created his own story around it. The look on my face when her book corrected me on so much knowledge.
I adored this book from beginning to end, though. I loved the things she talked about and how her life had developed as a child and into the adult she is today. It was great. ♥
I adored this book from beginning to end, though. I loved the things she talked about and how her life had developed as a child and into the adult she is today. It was great. ♥
informative
reflective
medium-paced
How this very real life translated into the bastardized Memoirs of a Geisha is beyond me but I am glad Mineko sued the author and I am glad she won. Insightful (yet not as detailed as I would have liked) into the true art and lifestyle of the geiko. I would pay to see a movie made after this particular narrative.
I watched the movie Memoirs of a Geisha completely against my will and ended up OBSESSING OVER IT! With that, I read the book and then started looking for more.
This book was everything I could have asked for, and kept me interested.
This book was everything I could have asked for, and kept me interested.
I picked up Mineko's book after I finished "Memoirs of a Geisha". Mineko was a source for that book and from what I have read she was not happy. First she asked to be anonymous but was named as a source and it ruined a lot of relationships. Second "Memoirs of a Geisha" severely misrepresented her world.
I was pleasantly surprised by her biography and was glad for a first hand account from the perspective of someone who experienced it all. It was well written and had an interesting prose. The subject material is fascinating but It's too bad I cannot experience what I have been reading about now for the past week and a half.
I imagine it would be a lot like seeing a live Broadway play vs just reading the screenplay... Maybe someday.
I recommend this to anyone who has read anything about Japan or is curious about what exactly the purpose is for a geisha.
I was pleasantly surprised by her biography and was glad for a first hand account from the perspective of someone who experienced it all. It was well written and had an interesting prose. The subject material is fascinating but It's too bad I cannot experience what I have been reading about now for the past week and a half.
I imagine it would be a lot like seeing a live Broadway play vs just reading the screenplay... Maybe someday.
I recommend this to anyone who has read anything about Japan or is curious about what exactly the purpose is for a geisha.
Great autobiography. Taught me a lot of different historical facts as well as Japanese vocabulary.
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Excellent memoir of a geisha's recruitment, training, and work career in the 1950's through 1970's. Iwasaki balances personal anecdotes with historical and cultural background, making for an eminently readable book.
Iwasaki was the basis for "Memoirs of a Geisha," and her actual memoir renders that book obsolete.
Iwasaki was the basis for "Memoirs of a Geisha," and her actual memoir renders that book obsolete.
I've been fascinated by the world of Memoirs of a Geisha for years now, so it was lovely to read about what the "flower and willow world" of Japanese culture is really life.