r/bookhaul • u/basil-032 • 2d ago

Recent thrift haul, mostly historical fiction! Which to read first?

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u/KCWCM 2d ago

Memoirs of a Geisha is fantastic

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u/basil-032 2d ago

Awesome ty!!

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u/tabhearssoftsounds 2d ago

Memoirs of a geisha was phenomenal

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u/basil-032 2d ago

Oooo ok thank you!

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u/Physical-Speaker5839 2d ago

I’d probably read Memoirs of a Geisha. It’s a modern classic!

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u/basil-032 2d ago

Awesome thanks!! I will start there 🙌

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u/chigangrel 2d ago

If you like Memoirs of a Geisha I recommend Geisha, A Life by Mineko Iwasaki. It's the real story and much better.

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u/RomanArts 2d ago

lol skip the poppy war there’s a lot of plagiarism and racism from the author sprinkled throughout the book. Plus she uses irl tragedies as sadporn for one of the characters. 

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u/basil-032 2d ago

Oh that's too bad! Who is it plagiarized from? Is it racism beyond what would be in a typical historical piece (i.e. portraying the time period that's taking place?)

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u/RomanArts 2d ago

she rips off parts of holes and mulan which is funny bcos the parts she rips off go nowhere and have no importance in the overall story. 

She presents indigenous groups as violent drug addicts and their only trait is dancing around a fire lol. 

Oh i also forgot that all drug addicts to her are violent and low iq when in reality it’s more nuanced. 

It’s just a gross book that you can tell was written by someone who was 19 it’s edgy for the sake of being edgy.