This is a historical novel written by Arthur Golden.Sayuri, known as Chiyo Sakamoto, lives with her sister Satsu in a poor town called Yoriodo along with her sick mother and her elderly father. One day, her father decides to sell Chiyo to Nitta Geisha house. Since then, her life begins to change. There, she meets the kind Chairman, who buys iced snow-cone for her to cheer her up when she's crying. Inspired by his act of magnanimity, Chiyo tries to become a renowned Geisha to meet the Chairman again. However, her attempt encounters harsh obstacles to overcome, such as Hatsumono trying to destroy Chiyo's carrier and Nobu trying to prevent Chiyo from her way to the Chairman....(I'm not giving away the ending! Read it to find out :D)
[Mr,Ballantine, sorry if this and my previous posts don't make sense because I'm really sleepy right now. I'm trying to finish posting tonight because tomorrow is the deadline (I think?). So I promise to come back to this later and redo it :-S]
I like this book because it gives me profound insights into old Japanese culture. It is quite stunning how a Western author could represent a totally exotic culture with such extremely intimate fine descriptions. I really love his writing-style, the way he overuses similes and metaphors which just put you in that amazing fantasy.
6/10 Because the font is too small and I found it hard to read, although the story is very enthralling.
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