Finished Memoirs of a Geisha

So...I've finished reading Memoirs of a Geisha. An interesting book, though maybe a little disappointing towards the end. I would have liked to hear some more about her years away from Japan. But, perhaps, it didn't make sense to include those days in this book, since it had already reached a climax with Sayuri finally getting what she wanted (for once - which really was good to read) when the Chairman offered himself as her danna.

Looking back, what the book did best was describe Japan in the early parts of the 20'th century. It also did a pretty decent job of describing Sayuri's (and earlier Chiyo's) feelings, but the former came off being the winner in my opinion. I wish I could remember things about my childhood as clearly as was written in this book. I guess it wasn't written based on Sayuri's memories alone, but even so, remembering what I felt at various points during my infancy and adolescence would be quiet interesting. I of-course remember some incidents which have left a mark on me, but I don't remember, for example, how the first rain drops of the fall felt on my skin when I was 10 years old.

Anyways, definitely a book worth reading. Highly recommended.