Memoirs of a Geisha
Recommended by Alice Little, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #1 in Asian, Ranked #1 in Japanese — see more rankings.
A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel presents with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.
In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl's virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love is scorned as illusion. It is a unique and triumphant work of fiction - at once romantic, erotic, suspenseful - and completely unforgettable. less
In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl's virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love is scorned as illusion. It is a unique and triumphant work of fiction - at once romantic, erotic, suspenseful - and completely unforgettable. less
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Alice Little The author uses language that is very, very rich and colorful. [...] You can really immerse yourself into that world and kind of get a sense of what things were like, at that time. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Memoirs of a Geisha is ranked in the following categories:
- #76 in 11th Grade
- #75 in 16-Year-Old
- #58 in 20th Century
- #34 in Adult
- #73 in Adulting
- #92 in American
- #75 in American Literature
- #42 in Beautiful
- #87 in Beautiful Cover
- #28 in Beauty
- #47 in Bestseller
- #44 in Bucket List
- #45 in Candy
- #62 in Catalog
- #51 in Controversial
- #17 in Culture
- #8 in Customs
- #41 in Drama
- #47 in Dramatic
- #77 in Easy Reading
- #45 in Fiction
- #67 in Finding Yourself
- #85 in Fun
- #81 in GoT
- #53 in Good Read
- #24 in Goodreads
- #32 in Heartbreak
- #6 in Historical Fiction
- #56 in Insightful
- #2 in Japan History
- #2 in Japanese History
- #74 in Light
- #87 in Literary
- #67 in Love Stories
- #91 in Memoir
- #93 in Men
- #40 in Modern
- #65 in Modern Classic
- #15 in Modern Fiction
- #58 in Mom
- #26 in Movie
- #27 in Movies
- #46 in Novel
- #70 in Old
- #65 in Paperback
- #27 in Popular
- #36 in Poster
- #30 in Public
- #50 in Real Life
- #94 in Recent
- #43 in Roman
- #83 in Romance
- #32 in Strong Women
- #35 in Tea
- #52 in To-Read
- #66 in Used
- #48 in Wanderlust
- #23 in Women
- #22 in World
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