This book is a beautiful, sad, rich story that trace the life of a girl from poor fishing village through her transformation into a geisha. The movie did do the book justice

It's been a few years since I read this book but I LOVED IT!! I remember not being able (or not wanting) to put it down and also being impressed that it was written by a man. The descriptions are so amazing and beautiful that you can almost picture yourself as part of the story. It is a definite must-read novel and one of my top 10!!

I loved this book. I couldn't put the book down and I ended up looking like a panda for a couple of days from staying up too late. The story was very moving and you can't help but feel sympathy for the girl. The book progressed in a nice pace and the main character was well developed. I'd highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a more mature chick lit. The only reason I didn't give this a 5-star rating because for some bizarre reason, I have no desire to read it again anytime soon (I re-read my books a lot) but I'm sure I'll pick it up again someday. This book is worth every penny I spent on it and I proudly display it on my bookshelf.