Memoirs of a Geisha

[Gwendolyn]

Anyone else read the book? I am more than halfway through it and I just started it on Friday. I didn't force myself to put it down until about 3am!! I wouldn't say it is a literary masterpiece, but it is mesmerizing story telling.

I can see how easily it lends itself to film.

I enjoyed the book but am hesitant to see the movie. I don't want it to ruin the book and I think it would.

[JaneDoe]

LOVED this book! I read it last year and I couldn't put it down. I'll be interested to see what you think once you finish the book.

When I learned there would be a movie, I was really excited to see it until I saw how horrible the reviews were. Now I really don't care to see the movie. But, I'll probably end up renting it when it comes out on dvd.

[Auspicious]

Yeah, I loved that book. Just such an enjoyable read. I read on the subway and it's always frustrating when I come to my stop just as I'm getting to "the good part" and I have to quit reading and get off the train. With that book I noticed that seemed to happen every day! Tons of good parts, I guess.

[Tenacious_D]

Absolutely loved the book! I am afraid to see the movie because I am almost certain they won't be able to do it justice.

I read this back in 99 and it was so good I started re-reading it the day I finished.

[Vishenka69]

I loved this book too and was wondering if I should pluck down $20 for a movie. Thanks for the advice to wait for the DVD Annie. So many movies ruin the books on which they're based.

[SueC]

Thanks for the advice Annie, I was tempted to go see the movie, also. I read the book about a year ago and thought it was fascinating. I found it particularly interesting that it was written by a man.

[Gwendolyn]

So...I finished it Honestly after the end, I didn't really care for it as much. I still enjoyed the book, but I guess I was disappointed that after all of her suffering there might have been more to it. But I suppose the life of a geisha is consumed with surfaces and not depth. Oh well.

I will wait for the DVD...I'm not really having a Harry Potter experience..."I must go see the movie!"

[Ames]

I also loved this book but I was really dissapointed when I found out she was not an actual person. I was so invested in her life!

[poky]

Loved the book, thought the movie was OK; a friend who teaches in Japan said her students thought the movie was a nice fantasy, but a bit confused, because the kimonos were *all* wrong for the period, etc.