Joy ;)’s Reviews > Memoirs of a Geisha > Status Update

Yes girl get your life back!! Rekindle friendships!! Recover!! Be a good person!! Go girl!!

Shout out to Nobu for still being the best character in the book. He’s still kinda creepy for just really enjoying hanging out with a teenager, but at least he’s not abusive
… the bar for a good character here is really low …

That was surprisingly distressing. I know Hatsumomo deserved it, but that just felt wrong. I feel so bad for her

Oh my gosh! Is that? Is that a compelling moment?! Is that a good use of character to drive the story forward?! Is that some genuine emotion and personality?! Oh my word! I didn’t know it was possible! An interesting and genuinely heartfelt moment that (I hope) will drive Sayuri to become a better person and to stick up for herself for the first time in her life!! Oh Nobu, I knew I liked you!!

Well that was horrible. I’m more angry on Sayuri’s behalf than anything. This is the kind of book that seems to want to make the reader hate men. It’s disgusting the way it treats both its characters and its readers

Well, gang, that was deeply unpleasant. Believe me, I’d erase this from my mind if I could

This book is wild to read because I’ll be chilling and it’ll be talking about school and tea ceremony and I’m like yeah this is okay and then it hits me with the most objectifying and disrespectful thing I’ve ever heard and I just get angry. Rinse repeat

I really don’t know how I feel about that… like yeah he’s a nice guy but you really don’t have to make it your life’s purpose to be noticed by men like that. You’re 12!!

BRUHHH I HAVE ABOUT HAD IT WITH THESE WOMEN
GOOODNESS ME HAS NO ONE HEARD OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS?!?!?! I get it was common practice but WHAT THE HECK