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Geisha of Gion by Mineko Iwasaki
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You should read this book if -

You've read Memoirs of a Geisha, but now want something more.

You're considering reading Memoirs of a Geisha, but didn't realise this was the true story.

You wouldn't consider reading Memoirs of a Geisha, because of the twisted western stereotyping.

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Reading Progress

September 4, 2014 – Shelved
November 23, 2014 – Started Reading
November 23, 2014 –
page 182
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November 24, 2014 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Jeffrey (new) - rated it 5 stars
13 juil. 2020 20:28

Jeffrey Gao I guess I take the fourth option which is someone who learned about Iwasaki's lawsuit against Golden and dislikes Memoirs of a Geisha.


message 2: by BirdBuddy (new) - rated it 2 stars
10 août 2020 22:41

BirdBuddy If "twisted western stereotyping" is what they call making good fiction then I want more of it.


message 3: by Pink (new) - rated it 3 stars
11 août 2020 10:55

Pink BirdBuddy wrote: "If "twisted western stereotyping" is what they call making good fiction then I want more of it."

Knock yourself out!


message 4: by Jeffrey (new) - rated it 5 stars
26 déc. 2020 19:00

Jeffrey Gao BirdBuddy wrote: "If "twisted western stereotyping" is what they call making good fiction then I want more of it."

Well, Arthur Golden is a fraudulent ruined of life, character defamer, and spreader of misinformation. He doesn’t deserve your support in the slightest.


message 5: by Leni (new)
16 juil. 2021 20:46

Leni Iversen Oh wow. Memoirs of a Geisha was on the Kindle Daily Deal a while back, so I grabbed it because it's on the Boxall list, even though the whole thing smacks of cultural appropriation to me. Currently Geisha of Gion is 99p so I guess I'll grab that one too and read them together.


message 6: by Jeffrey (new) - rated it 5 stars
26 sept. 2021 18:46

Jeffrey Gao There is no such thing as “cultural appropriation!” Culture is not property. Golden’s failure was breach of contract, character defamation, and malicious destruction of cabbages.


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