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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
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Fascinating! Mineko Iwasaki's memoir provides intimate details into the life of a maiko and her transition to geiko. Iwasaki lived an interesting life. Although there are some doubts about her version of events, here stories are entertaining nonetheless. For example, she wrote about how she was offended that Queen Elizabeth refused to eat any of the dishes prepared for her at an event they attended together, so she spent the night flirting with Prince Charles. Is it true? Who knows, but it made me laugh.
Geisha are women who devote themselves to Japan's classical arts. They earn income and are able to make their own decisions about their careers. Iwasaki retired because of the conservative ruling authorities over geisha practices and certifications that limited their independence and art. I would be interested to read about how the community has changed since her retirement.
Geisha are women who devote themselves to Japan's classical arts. They earn income and are able to make their own decisions about their careers. Iwasaki retired because of the conservative ruling authorities over geisha practices and certifications that limited their independence and art. I would be interested to read about how the community has changed since her retirement.
I had to read this for a Humanities class and it did not disappoint. I was thoroughly interested during the whole book and learned a lot about the world Mineko lived in.
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.
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Beautifully written, and completely achieves what it sets out to do: Clear the wilful misconceptions about the Geisha culture exacerbated by Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha. Its a testament to Iwasaki, that the more I read, the angrier I got about the sheer misappropriation of the Geisha lifestyle by Western society.
An interesting book at first but it gets stagnant after a while and doesn't feel finished. I discontinued but had gotten far enough hoping for some kind of better ending. I dunno; just doesn't feel complete or really anything but surface level and self-appraising.
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What an interesting memoir. My first instance of Geisha culture was the movie and book "My Life as a Geisha". After reading this, I have learnt how many misconceptions there are about that world. The author is informative and clear- quite a strong woman! Would definitely recommend.
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