What readers think of Memoirs of a Geisha, plus links to write your own review.

Well, reading through all your reviews, I decided to read it myself.

All I can say is, yes, it's not too bad, but no, I could put it down and no, it wasn't so WOW like I had thought it would have been.

Golden is Golden.

More than being entertaining, this book was exremely informative. This is the first novel I've read that went into meticulous detail with things such as dressing in a kimono or doing hair - although sometimes tedious, I found these extremely foreign traditions simply engrossing. Sayuri was a wonderful narrator, however I feel like I never truly got to know her. She told us of her hopes and desires, yet it felt like she was accounting some things without any real emotional attatchment - something that I find impossible to believe given the crazy circumstances she went through!!! Over all, an awesome book, especially if you want to get a real taste of Japanese culture and history.

I did like the book but the ending did not have enough information after the whole book described the acts of actually being a Geisha as it left me wanting more about the facts in New York and then end of her life.

This book slanders the proffesion of Geisha and dupes the American public into believing this work of fiction is reality.

After reading this book I am very disappointed in. Yes it is very entertaining, but I feel the writer, Arthur Golden, copped out in some areas of the book. To me, it seems as though he didn't capture the more personal things we go through as females. I felt like he got scared and just skipped thru it just to get past a particular part. Maybe its because its a guy trying to write in a women's perspective but in all honesty, I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. Age 18

this book bored me to tears. while Golden certainly got the place and the customs right, he certainly needed to develop the characters more. there was no chemestry between the chairman nad sayuri, the conclusion of the tale was terrifyingly bad, and it was difficult to relate to such a boring, person such as Sayuri.

Once I started to read Memoirs of a Geisha, I could not let go of the book. I kept reading, but at the same time did not want the bo0k to come to an end. This book gave me the opportunity to indulge a bit of the Japanese culture. The descriptions were so vivid I felt like I had already seen the film.

Karen
Absolutely breathtaking! I could hardly bring myself to put this fabulous
book down at all!
The detail and authenticity of this novel is astounding - I felt Japanese, I
felt I was Sayuri!
An absolute must-read for everyone.