Memoirs of a Geisha
9 journalers for this copy...
Really Good read if you like to read about history and other cultures. It was shocking to see the ritual and abuse these girls went through to become geishas. good luck book find a good home!
HEY EVERYONE :) (sending this to muliple people)
i am going to send out Memoirs of a Geshia on Monday :)
it will start in canada, then USA, then U.K.,then Aussieland then
back to
canada :)
below are some thoughts and a the order of the shipment :)
Book Ring Etiquette :)
The bookring has been started for "MEMOIRS OF A GESHIA"
When you receive the book private message next person for their
address.
If they don’t respond within a week email me: [email protected]
and I will bump them to the bottom of the list.
This will cut down on waiting time. :)
please keep the book maximum of three weeks :) then mail along :)
i will update the journal entry on this book to show where the book is
going :)
The participant list is as follows:
sqdancer canada
CynthiaA canada
Jebbie74 - canada
BelleMorte - USA
i am going to send out Memoirs of a Geshia on Monday :)
it will start in canada, then USA, then U.K.,then Aussieland then
back to
canada :)
below are some thoughts and a the order of the shipment :)
Book Ring Etiquette :)
The bookring has been started for "MEMOIRS OF A GESHIA"
When you receive the book private message next person for their
address.
If they don’t respond within a week email me: [email protected]
and I will bump them to the bottom of the list.
This will cut down on waiting time. :)
please keep the book maximum of three weeks :) then mail along :)
i will update the journal entry on this book to show where the book is
going :)
The participant list is as follows:
sqdancer canada
CynthiaA canada
Jebbie74 - canada
BelleMorte - USA
Journal Entry 3 by aliaskris29 at by mail in To the next participant, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, November 13, 2004
Released on Monday, November 15, 2004 at about 9:00:00 AM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at by mail in To the next participant, A Bookring Controlled Releases.
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being sent to sqdancer in alberta :)
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being sent to sqdancer in alberta :)
The book just arrived today. I'm looking forward to starting it tomorrow. (It's election day today, so will be voting and then watching the returns.)
I found it rather a slow start (may have been what was going in my life at the time), but after a few chapters, it really captured my interest and I wanted to see what path her life took.
Off to CynthiaA via ExpressPost
item number 77 158 593 282
Off to CynthiaA via ExpressPost
item number 77 158 593 282
It arrived! Safe and sound...
I have wanted to read this one for ages, so I look forward to snuggling up by the fireplace with a cup o' tea and a great book, between Christmas and New Years (when the kids are busy with new playthings and I can sneak some me-time!)
I'll be ready to pass it along before the end of the month, I'm sure.
~C
I have wanted to read this one for ages, so I look forward to snuggling up by the fireplace with a cup o' tea and a great book, between Christmas and New Years (when the kids are busy with new playthings and I can sneak some me-time!)
I'll be ready to pass it along before the end of the month, I'm sure.
~C
Ahhhh... this was a stunningly beautiful book. It's poetic and descriptive portrayal of life as a geisha was believable... and almost visual. The story itself was extremely well done. I found the character development to be somewhat predictable, but not overly sentimental. I wish the end part of the book -- the last 20 pages or so, were more detailed. I wanted to know MORE about what happened to her during that time, but I understand why the focus was on her life before its turning point, rather than after.
I enjoyed this book a great deal. I am pleased to send it on to its next reader.
I enjoyed this book a great deal. I am pleased to send it on to its next reader.
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Mailed off to BelleMorte today.
Mailed off to BelleMorte today.
got it today! i'll start reading it right away! thanks again for starting this bookring!
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Well, I must say that Golden had me fooled. I thought it was an actual memoir until I read his little blurb at the end. He showed himself to be a master at description with this book. Absolutely beautiful... Although, I wasn't that crazy about the story.
Frankly, I was disappointed in Sayuri. What she did to Nobu was simply mean and purely selfish. And her pining after the Chairman had me wanting to yell *get over it!* several times. The end seemed rather rushed also. Within the last few pages her entire life changes in the blink of an eye and we are left to wonder about the cracks that Golden didn't fill in. Not a very fulfilling storyline...
Still a very beautifully written story and I would recommend it to anyone, but for that reason only.
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I'm gonna continue this ray. Sent out some feelers and got some interest so here is the list so far!
1- ds3233 (AZ, anywhere)
2- senna1(S. Aus, anywhere)
3- gabbysmum (Aus, anywhere)
4- JessVB(NZ, wherever)
Remember, if you have any q's to look at aliaskris29's original post. This isnt my bookray, I'm just keeping it going :)
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Frankly, I was disappointed in Sayuri. What she did to Nobu was simply mean and purely selfish. And her pining after the Chairman had me wanting to yell *get over it!* several times. The end seemed rather rushed also. Within the last few pages her entire life changes in the blink of an eye and we are left to wonder about the cracks that Golden didn't fill in. Not a very fulfilling storyline...
Still a very beautifully written story and I would recommend it to anyone, but for that reason only.
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I'm gonna continue this ray. Sent out some feelers and got some interest so here is the list so far!
2- senna1(S. Aus, anywhere)
3- gabbysmum (Aus, anywhere)
4- JessVB(NZ, wherever)
Remember, if you have any q's to look at aliaskris29's original post. This isnt my bookray, I'm just keeping it going :)
+kil+
Journal Entry 11 by BelleMorte at Sent to fellow BX'er in -- Mail or by hand-ring, RABCK, meetings, Arizona USA on Friday, March 4, 2005
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Keepin it movin! enjoy!
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Keepin it movin! enjoy!
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Received in the mail for a bookring from BelleMorte. Thanks. Will read next week.
I almost sent this book on without reading it. I have so much going on right now, I didn't think I could concentrate on it. I'm so glad I changed my mind. Wonderful book, not at all sentimental (which I thought it would be) and beautifully written. I never felt sorry for Sayuri, but her life was always interesting. The depiction of life in Japan before and after the war was well done. I highly recommend this to anyone.
Journal Entry 14 by ds3233 at RABCK in RABCK, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, March 19, 2005
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Sent to senna1 in Australia on the bookring.
Sent to senna1 in Australia on the bookring.
Journal Entry 15 by senna1 from Parafield Gardens, South Australia Australia on Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Received with thanks today. WIll read after my other bookring.
Journal Entry 16 by senna1 from Parafield Gardens, South Australia Australia on Tuesday, April 5, 2005
What a great book! Whilst reading this, I don't know why but I thought it was a true story so I have to say that my only disappointment was upon reading the acknowledgements (you should know I must REALLY like a book to read acknowledgements!) that I found out it was a work of fiction.
With that said, the book was completely captivating! I have always had a fascination with Japan so I was able to become totally immersed in the book. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to read this!!
With that said, the book was completely captivating! I have always had a fascination with Japan so I was able to become totally immersed in the book. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to read this!!
Received just now thank you :) will get to this one soon
Well Arthur Golden would of had me fooled to the very end if I hadnt of read previous journal entries.It is written just like the person had experienced this first hand.I really enjoyed this book heaps.
Journal Entry 19 by gabbysmum at Bookring in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Friday, April 29, 2005
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on its way to jessVB
on its way to jessVB
Received over the weekend (god knows why it took so long - you'd think NZ was Antarctica the way international post works sometimes!) - just finishing Funny in Fasi (another bookring - why do they always arrive at once!?!) and then on to this - have great expectations!
Journal Entry 21 by aliaskris29 at Kris The Canuck's Vacation Release in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Massachusetts USA on Friday, August 5, 2005
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This is one of several books being taken from canada to boston for my trip. If you want this book just private message me. it will be release at an OCBZ or at a tourist attraction.
This is one of several books being taken from canada to boston for my trip. If you want this book just private message me. it will be release at an OCBZ or at a tourist attraction.
I found the book on a park bench in Boston Common while on vacation. I used it as travel reading. Then I brought it back to Nicaragua where I live and will share with it and the BookCrossing.com page with my monthly book club.
I thought the book was great. In Nicaragua, we are always analyzing women's issues and the historical lack of power and limited choices that oblige them to make hard decisions about their lives. "Geisha" was another example of this phenomenon in a different time and culture. Golden is a talented writer. I had to keep reminding myself that the book was a novel and not a biography.
I thought the book was great. In Nicaragua, we are always analyzing women's issues and the historical lack of power and limited choices that oblige them to make hard decisions about their lives. "Geisha" was another example of this phenomenon in a different time and culture. Golden is a talented writer. I had to keep reminding myself that the book was a novel and not a biography.
