Take a photo of a barcode or cover
urmom 's review for:
Geisha of Gion
by Mineko Iwasaki
*4.5
I'm in love with the author's personality- well, what we got to see of it at least- and wish we got to see more of it in this autobiography. I'd say the book was 3/5s information about geisha lifestyle and traditions and 2/5s about her personal life, though the last quarter of a book really pulled me in, particularly when Iwasaki dives a lot deeper into her issues with the 'moribund' conservative leadership within the karyukai (where geisha work). Where the book may be lacking in poetic descriptions- perhaps due to translation- and information-load may feel too heavy at points (but maybe that's just me not being intellectual enough
I'm in love with the author's personality- well, what we got to see of it at least- and wish we got to see more of it in this autobiography. I'd say the book was 3/5s information about geisha lifestyle and traditions and 2/5s about her personal life, though the last quarter of a book really pulled me in, particularly when Iwasaki dives a lot deeper into her issues with the 'moribund' conservative leadership within the karyukai (where geisha work). Where the book may be lacking in poetic descriptions- perhaps due to translation- and information-load may feel too heavy at points (but maybe that's just me not being intellectual enough