Title: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
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Dear Arthur Golden, So far, I am pleasantly surprised with your book. In fact, I relish it. I admit the beginning did start off slow however it's picking up well. I'd also like to commend you on how poetically written this book is. For example, "I
can see you have a great deal of water in your personality. Water never waits. It changes shape and flows around things, and finds the secret paths no one else has thought about -- the tiny hole through the roof or the bottom of the box. There's no doubt it's the most versatile of the five elements." (Arthur Golden, p.125), and several others paint a picture for the reader as well as open their mind. I also have a bittersweet admiration for Sayuri/ Chiyo, the main character. She is a very strong girl, though she may not display it well and I feel many of your readers could relate to her. This book also gives a peek into a different and obscure aspect (geisha life) of a likewise culture, and depict the tale through a young Japanese geisha's eyes. However in a general sense, and from what I’ve read so far, this book entails the cross (es) women overall have to carry and what we go through from childhood. Lastly, I find it pleasantly interesting that a man like you (Caucasian American) would find interest in writing about a topic such as this dealing with a totally dissimilar culture and topic.
Sincerely,
Brianna Burger
Page 185 of 428
Dear Arthur Golden, So far, I am pleasantly surprised with your book. In fact, I relish it. I admit the beginning did start off slow however it's picking up well. I'd also like to commend you on how poetically written this book is. For example, "I
can see you have a great deal of water in your personality. Water never waits. It changes shape and flows around things, and finds the secret paths no one else has thought about -- the tiny hole through the roof or the bottom of the box. There's no doubt it's the most versatile of the five elements." (Arthur Golden, p.125), and several others paint a picture for the reader as well as open their mind. I also have a bittersweet admiration for Sayuri/ Chiyo, the main character. She is a very strong girl, though she may not display it well and I feel many of your readers could relate to her. This book also gives a peek into a different and obscure aspect (geisha life) of a likewise culture, and depict the tale through a young Japanese geisha's eyes. However in a general sense, and from what I’ve read so far, this book entails the cross (es) women overall have to carry and what we go through from childhood. Lastly, I find it pleasantly interesting that a man like you (Caucasian American) would find interest in writing about a topic such as this dealing with a totally dissimilar culture and topic.
Sincerely,
Brianna Burger
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