I have never started a book, and gotten lost on what chapter I was on that I did with this book! I thought I was on chapter 7 or 8 when I picked up my nook and started reading today. I realized I was on chapter 11! When I started, it was a little slow for me and I thought I wouldn't be able to get into, but low and behold I did, what an amazing work of literature this book is. I'm shocked at how well Arthur Golden writes as a woman, but then again if I had read the article Katie posted I would know!
I was thinking about it a little Inara from firefly would be considered a Geisha would she not? Maybe I just didn't catch it before and I'm a little slow on the uptake. On another note, I feel so bad that Chiyo-san was taken from her family thinking that she would stay with Mr. Tanaka instead she was sold into the okiya, and man is Hatsumomo a bitch!
I really don't have much more to say, but I can't wait to see what you guys think of this book as well!
I'm loving the book as well. I want to see Hatsumomo get her comeuppance so badly. Chiyo is struggling so much because of her. Based off what I know of Inara (and for me that's watching Serenity) I can agree with you. Having not seen the show, I can't say, so I base my opinion on the movie!
ReplyDeleteI would say that Inara is like a geisha since being a Companion isn't just about sex but she also entertains and goes to social events. I wonder if Joss Whedon came up with the whole Companion idea from geishas. I believe in the Firefly universe Chinese and American are the dominant cultures.
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