Memoirs of a Geisha -

A very striking fictional story (actually at first I thought it was a true story.. all that about the person interviewing her made me believe it was.. sure am gullible). Even so, it shows an interesting perspective of the world. Through her struggles and mistakes, the strength Sayuri shows towards reaching her dream, and of course the antagonist who continuously tries to make her entire life miserable; and how realistic it all is (see, I really believed it was real..) well, it was a really nice book to read. Definitely influential, and does raise a few questions to the reader, especially about our own lives.

There is also a movie, never watched it but after reading this book, I might try and find it - may be interesting. Wonder if it'd be okay, as most novels made into movies that I know end up skipping a bit toooo much detail or alters the story too much for my liking

I suppose it's a bit of a girlish book and despite how detailed she describes every single event... even some of the ones you might not really want to know about.. it's a great book nevertheless =)

Note: If you ever ask me what a geisha is.. I still have no idea how to clearly define one after reading the book.........

- Carmen

By the way, I'm a little confused about whether or not we're supposed to return this book, or hold onto it until the next book club meeting. The timing leads me to think that it might get overdue and that.. would not be good ><