Memoirs of a GeishaModern · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics
Memoirs of a Geisha
1997 · 488 pages · Fiction
56
Modern
★ 4.16 on Goodreads · 2.2M ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including PBS Great American Read. 4.16★ from 2.2M Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
56Must-Read Score
- Readers72 out of 100 · counts 40%+32
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller66 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+24
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #71 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #159 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #354 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- PBS Great American Read
- BBC's The Big Read
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