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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Aparantely this book was written after "The memoirs of a geisha" appeared because it was said that the other book didn't quite respect the true traditions. I have to admit that even though these are the true memoirs of a geisha and Arthur Golden's book is more towards fiction, I did personally...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This isn't as masterfully written as Golden's memoir of a Geisha, but I think it should be overlooked, because this is about the ACTUAL life of an ACTUAL geisha. She leavs a bit of the more personal information out, but as a biography about someone who their core purpose requires one to be discrete, it isn't too surprising. If you like Geisha, or you enjoyed the wonderful book Memoirs of a Geisha, then I'd definitely pick this up. Also the pictures in it are wonderful, I wish there had been more. :(”
Erin F wrote this review Tuesday, September 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The real life story of a real Japanese Geisha, I loved it. ”
Amber D wrote this review Thursday, September 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“MUCH better than Memoirs of a Geisha, this book is an actual biography instead of a fictional one. I felt like it was much more entertaining and informational because it was true.”
hannah k wrote this review Wednesday, August 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“An interesting perspective into a world unfamiliar to most Western minds. Beautiful.”
Michael M wrote this review Tuesday, August 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“True telling of what it is like to be a geisha”
Ave M wrote this review Saturday, April 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“loved. it.”
Sara R wrote this review Wednesday, March 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Not a dramatically gripping story like Memoirs of a Geisha, but is it very interesting and a good glimpse into the life of a real life geisha. If you're interested in Japan or what things were like, it's definitely worth a read.”
firefly_1824 wrote this review Friday, September 12 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Aparantely this book was written after "The memoirs of a geisha" appeared because it was said that the other book didn't quite respect the true traditions. I have to admit that even though these are the true memoirs of a geisha and Arthur Golden's book is more towards fiction, I did personally enjoy his book a bit more. But it was interesting to read them both in order to make a comparison.”
Andreea wrote this review Saturday, October 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a very interesting true story of a geisha. Mineko describe the true life of a geisha and distinguishes what is fact and what is fiction. For example, Mineko clears up the misconception of the true meaning of "misuage" that Memoirs of Geisha was completely wrong with (the idea that the geisha must sale her virginity to the highest bidder was false. this was actually practised in the pleasure district not in the geisha world). It is a wonderful read about some of Japan's ancient traditions.”
Vonnie wrote this review Sunday, August 24 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
