Memoirs Of A Geisha

Ryu_Warrior · Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 12:16 pm Post subject:

I just recently read the book and thought it was enchanting. It was so good that at a certain point I thought I was really a geisha! Surprised

(Weird, because I'm a dude... :huh: ) Yes, it's going to be a movie but it was a book first! Ha!

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Astri · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:21 pm Post subject:

I really liked it as well. Everyone in my family read it first, so I was kind of wondering what the heck it was (my family rarely agrees on the time of day, let alone on books) but all my worries were unfounded. I never got so drawn in that I thought I was a geisha, but I was certain that it was an autobiography. To find that it was written by a white American guy--yeah, that was kind of a shock. It's a REALLY good book, that's for sure.

(And I love your little Colette thing at the bottom...^.^ Actually, I love Colette, period...^.^)
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Fayore · Moderator Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 6195

The American guy raped the geisha's story. What happened was that he interviewed a real geisha and she gave him her story (on the terms that he didn't publish her name in the book, but he did so she sued for tonnes of money 8D). However, he twisted a lot of people and events [b]a lot[/b]. Some of the cruel people in that book, she says, were actually really kind to her in real life, and became some of her best friends.

In fact, the American author's rendition of her story pissed her off so much, she decided to release an autobiography.
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Astri · Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:51 pm Post subject:

Ooooh...not nice. That does explain it, though. I'm not sure now whether I'm more mad about the guy's writing, or happy that she's releasing an autobiography I can go read...
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DragonicFlames · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:24 pm Post subject:

I want to read the autobiography. I was like at the end.. wtf.. who's this. xD
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DarkFoxDemon · Newb Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 4

*sigh* Havent read the book.
I just went and saw the movie though.

Astri · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:42 pm Post subject:

So did I. I'm not entirely sure what I thought about it, but it was definitely, unequivocally, a beautifully made movie.
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Ryu_Warrior · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 4:42 pm Post subject:

[quote="Fayore (高位召"]The American guy raped the geisha's story.[/quote]
As much as I don't like to admit it, you're right. Banghead

...But wasn't that in the "Translator's Note" at the beginning of the book? I may be wrong, though. And the names "Sayuri" and "Chiyo" were made up, according to the American guy. I'm not doing much research and I'm not making sense at all, so go ahead and destroy my point.
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VincentValentine13 · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:56 pm Post subject:

Okay, so it was kinda twisted, but....IT WAS STILL GREAT! ^_^

It was absolutley enchanting, and after seeing the movie, I realized just how perfectly it was cast. These people were just how I imagined them, and Hatsumomo quickly became one of my favorite characters, being only beaten out by Mameha and of course Sayuri!

I don't usually cry when I read, but then ending was so sad, when you find out about the truth and I....I thought it was so wonderful!
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Beloved_Rose · Newb Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 4

I'm not aloud to read until I'm 20 or married (says mom) <_<

She wont let me see the movie eather. Grr!

Pabbit_da_Rabbit · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:14 pm Post subject:

I read some 50-100 pages and got bored. Really bored. I guess that's just not my kind of book.
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VincentValentine13 · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:00 am Post subject:

I think it's one of those books that you have to have an interest in the topic to like it, you know?
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