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90-Day Geisha: My Time As A Tokyo Hostess (2008)

by Chelsea Haywood(Favorite Author)

2.89 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1741666414 (ISBN13: 9781741666410)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Ebury Press

review 1: The problem with this book seems to be that she thinks she's writing a great narrative when in fact its just another story told by another traveller and throwing some fancy words in doesn't change that. I also struggled with the whole story, girl goes to Japan to be aq hostess, girl goes on about Japanese men and there misogynistic culture but then is part of the problem and justifies it, again using flowry words. Best left on the TBR shelf.
review 2: A local library book sale brought this novel to my attention. I now wish I had picked up that copy "101 Super Uses for a Tampon Applicator" instead. Luckily, I only spent $2 on this waste of paper but it was still $2 too much.Not only is this "story" (yes, it's in quotes because there really isn't one) contrived ... moreand overly written but it's an insult to the readers sensibilities.The entire time it played out Ms. Haywood's need to brag about how horrible it all was and how smart she was compared to the other hostesses, clients and Japanese in general.Japan's unique take on the bar scene can be found in places like Ginza in Tokyo, where pretty young ladies, pour your drinks, light your cigarettes and engage you in captivating conversations. To put it simply.Apparently, it only took Ms. Haywood 90 days to sum up the entire experience. It also only took 90 days to ruin her marriage, that was sticking together with flimsy reasoning, at best. If you can make it past the overly trite writing, then you will find some tiny pearls of information about the hostess bar scene in Tokyo, Japan that will grab your interest.If you really want to know more, I recommend you burn that book and read "Bar Flower: My Decadently Destructive Days and Nights as a Tokyo Nightclub Hostess" by Lea Jacobson. Ms. Jaconbson's story is head and shoulders above anything Ms. Haywood attempted to convey. less

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