Memoirs of a Geisha - themes to discuss?

[MrsMcJnr]

Hello, friends and I have just started a book club and this is our first book. Just wondered if any of you have read the book in a book club and what themes you discussed. Just want to inject some discipline into the night or the book club will die and we'll just drink wine and chat! Thank you!

This site is excellent Reading Group Guides

What other books are you going to read? (Wine and chat are an integral part of our Book Club, btw!!!!)

Fabulous! Thank you and I do agree that there would be no point without the wine!

let me know what you think of the book mrsmcjnr - I loved it!

Hi Kipper22 I have a chapter to go and I have hardly been able to put it down, it really stirs up strong emotions, some of it made me feel physically sick and other parts had me sobbing! What are you reading now? This is the first book for our book club and I chose it because I am hosting the first evening so I have no idea what's next!

A group of friends and myself decided to read through the Big Read top 100 books a while back. We are drawing them out of a hat so currently re-reading Captain Correlli's Mandolin. I love it - makes me wish I was on holiday!
I thought Geisha was just so powerful - felt a bit disorientated when I finished and realised I wouldn't be going to Japan anymore! Really good characters too - I really cared what happened and that doesn't seem to happen to me much with books anymore.
Of the ones that stand out from our reading so far, I loved His Dark Materials, Bleak House and Birdsong. Really didn't like Dune or the Terry Pratchett books but then I'm not a big sci-fi fan. Oh, and The Count of Monte Cristo was good but hard-going and unsatisfactory ending IMO. Enjoy your reading!

Hi there, I was so delighted with the ending to Geisha, I don't think I could have stood it if more bad things happended to her! I thought it was an incredible book.

I was in Kefalonia a few years back when they were filming Capt Correlli! I saw Nicholas Cage at the airport. I love the place and most of the book, particulalry the imagery and love scenes but I found the military stuff a bit tedious at times.

Have you ever read Margaret Attwood's Alias Grace? It is another one that really haunts you but I could not put it down. Also loved The Blind Assasin and well all her books, they are incredible.

Thanks for the tips on ones to read next! His Dark Materials, Bleak House and Birdsong.

How strange, you were celeb-spotting in kefalonia, I read alias grace there! I agree, a great book. I've loved Margaret Atwood since reading Cat's Eye for A level - I think that's still my favourite.

That's spooky! Loved Cat's Eye too! Stay in touch!

I really really enjoyed the book. I loved the sensitive an smooth of this book. It so feminine, to be written by man. I loved the details of geisha, and kimono and etc...
Very disappointed with the film, though. Must read again.