Memoirs of a Geisha

I put off reading this book for a good long time, which is what I always do with novels that make headlines (I still haven't read any of Dan Brown's work). I just don't like the idea of a bunch of know-nothings sitting around and reading these immensely popular books (simply because Oprah told them to) and discussing them as though they're an authority on the topic. Yes, the books usually are quit... read more