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

This book is a wonderful reminder and clarification on how life is like in other countries. Many individuals in America have the inclination and the belief that geisha are in fact prostitutes but Memoirs clearly depicts the life of a geisha as nothing other than a friend to a man.

I first read Memoirs of a Geisha in year eight, now I am reviewing it for year twleve literature. Memoirs of a Geisha has to be one of the best novels I have ever read. I knew nothing of the world of a geisha when I first began reading, but was quickly prompted to do some extra research. I found that at times I lost the real world and was transported into the novel, and experience which I had never had before. The subtle elegance of description throughout the novel, drew me even closer a second time around.
I laughed, I cried, and at times grew very angry at Sayuri's situation. This is truly an excellent novel, Golden is to be commended.

I found this book at the back of my wardrobe a couple of days ago and have already finished it. Memoirs of a Geisha would have to be one of the most captivating books I have ever read. It made me laugh, it made be mad and it also made me sad. The writer, Authur Golden, while reading this book, created a world where you felt you were also living. You came to understand and accept the way a Geisha lives. I fell in love with the character of Sayuri, what an amazing women. While reading this book all I wanted was for Sayuri's dreams to come true and in the end I guess in some way they did. Congratulations to the author on an oustanding novel.amazing women

Memoirs of a Geisha was fantastic. I hesitated to read it because I am not so very interested in Japanese culture or Geisha for that matter, or, at least I wasn't before I read it. It was captivating and hard to put down. I will definitely read this one again.

This novel is kind a historical-and sociological novel which also include a new imaginary of a story ever has!

As a student i dont fancy reading but this book was one of my most favorite. As a student i did find the book a bit racey but i understand were the author was coming from due to the fact that sayuri is or was a geisha. I absolutely positively benifited from reading this book. Being 14 i could relate to this in many ways (ex: always wanting to run from my problems). I thank the librarian for the recomendation and hope that others READ AND ENJOY THIS NOVEL AS MUCH AS I DID. Text

This book was a vivid tale of the life of a geisha. It took away my images of geishas' as 'prostitutes'. And informed me of the life of japanese people in the 1920's-1930's. I would recomend this book to anyone who likes methaphors and true stories of struggle with happy endings.

i thought this book was really good. i'm doing it for a piece of coursework in english and would definitly reccomend it to anyone to read, whatever age you are!