Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

41 reviews

perth_is's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ailbheclaire's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Beautifully written, compelling content. Concerns around its framing and narrative on the subject of geisha and historical accuracy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

emmmaustin's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

While the imagery and insight in this hook were beautiful, the protagonist was very self centered and I had a hard time rooting for her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Abortion

ruby_mae_read's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and War

mariahmmm's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

A Geisha looks back on her life and recounts the struggles she faces on her journey to becoming a renowned Geisha. 

Given the books apparent success, I was expecting a detailed journey on what being a Geisha involved. Instead, this poorly written historical fiction infantilizes the main character and breezes past mountains of abuse while trying to insert an uncomfortable romance subplot. The book felt half finished with unexplainable time jumps and large gaps in the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Trafficking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Minor: War

calli_the_flower's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Abortion

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

rlisle's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Great fictional Biopic. Makes you have a better understanding of that time period and the trials Geisha went through.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

emily_y's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood and War

Minor: Abortion and Death of parent

claudiashelf's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

❝ Adversity is like a strong wind. I don't mean just that it holds us back from places we might otherwise go. It also tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that afterward we see ourselves as we really are, and not merely as we might like to be. ❞

I was very much looking forward to reading this book because it promised to be a classic history about Geishas; I hadn't read anything with this theme before, but it turned out to be just — alright. In some ways, this novel underwhelmed me since it included rather graphic sexual scenes that made me sceptical and uncomfortable. This book kind of emphasises why. Well, I believe this book is well-researched yet also provocative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault