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Jan 02, 2019LoganLib_JennyI rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Memoirs of a Geisha has been on my "To Read" list for 30 years. This is a wonderful blend of memoir, Cinderella romance, historical fiction and good versus evil. Memoirs of a Geisha is a very dramatic tale of a young village girl taken from her family and raised in Kyoto as a geisha. Golden uses metaphors and similes to evoke powerful images of the social customs, traditions and culture prior to and during the WWII era in Japan. At times it was hard to read as I felt so deeply for the characters. sometimes the hardships and cruelty seemed too much for such a young girl with no family support.