Memoirs of a Geisha vs Seta: Which Should You Read?
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Memoirs of a Geisha
A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.Speaking to us with the…
1 film adaptation
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Seta
France, 1861. When an epidemic threatens to wipe out the silk trade in France, silkworm breeder Herve Joncour has to travel overland to distant Japan, out of bounds to foreigners, to smuggle out healthy silkworms. In…
The verdict
- Readers rate Memoirs of a Geisha highest: Memoirs of a Geisha 4.2 · Seta 3.9.
- Seta is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 10 for Memoirs of a Geisha.
- Memoirs of a Geisha has the widest readership — 2141764 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Memoirs of a Geisha | Seta | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (2141764) | 3.9 (80767) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1099) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (69) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1275) | 5.0 (8) |
Reception
| Memoirs of a Geisha | Seta | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2141764 | 80767 |
| Editions | 103 | 54 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 973123 | — |
| Reading it now | 15378 | — |
| Written reviews | 40864 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 7264 | 2655 |
| Pages | 551 | 126 |