I Don't Want to Do Housework
by Ji Jingrong
About This Novel
Can those girls who read Chizuru Ueno still get married? The latest masterpiece from the original author and screenwriter of "Mortal Song"! The first book with the most thorough analysis of invisible housework on the Internet! Women who have been oppressed by housework all their lives decided not to tolerate it this time! Lin Yue, a 30-year-old Northern immigrant girl, was about to marry her boyfriend from Beijing, but the marriage fell through due to repeated conflicts over the division of housework and other matters. Lin Yue's mother, Zhang Xuehua, 53, was a housewife. Her husband was angry and drove her away because of decades of Fu Ge's evil behavior, so she ran away from home and wandered around Beijing. Lin Ruiling, 70-year-old Lin Yue's aunt, almost collapsed after raising her children, but her children once again fought to let her have two children in the name of the right to bear the surname. Lin Ruiling, who was miserable, suddenly disappeared overnight, shocking the whole family. A hundred years ago, Lu Xun believed that Nora must have financial ability to be liberated after running away. A hundred years later, the new Nora's path to liberation is not only to be financially independent, but also to get rid of the fantasy of having a strong man to save her, to recognize her own bad nature, and to be satisfied from social competition rather than male love. From "Nora ran away" to "Mom ran away", from marriage difficulties to housework, how can women break free from the shackles and regain their autonomy in life? Open this book and see how these three generations of women practice their path to liberation!
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Official(12)Scraped 23d ago
Pertinent, neutral, telling the truth
It's very true, and I was deeply touched. It's a good book worth reading for girls.
It's super pretty! ! ! ! ! !
Three different female characters gave me a glimpse of different perceptions of life. When I saw this story 20 years ago, I definitely thought that I would never get married and not be bound by a man or a family. But now that I am a wife and mother, I don't feel particularly powerful when reading this story. Maybe it's because I have the financial ability, so I am more confident that I will not end up in the end!
Trust
Damn it's only 24 chapters, it's going to blow your mind
In line with modern people's life! Especially the professional background! The ending is a bit rushed and I feel like it's not finished yet
It writes very delicately about the plight of women in life who are bound by housework. The women in the book complete the deconstruction and resistance of family devotion to a certain extent according to their respective personalities, and stumble forward in the predicament to start a new life, giving people hope!
Just like real life situations, very real.
Women still have a long way to go before becoming truly independent
The lives of little people and ordinary people
It seems like a small thing, but when it adds up, it doesn't seem like a big deal. A bit Mao Dun.
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Community(0)
Official(12)Scraped 23d ago
Pertinent, neutral, telling the truth
It's very true, and I was deeply touched. It's a good book worth reading for girls.
It's super pretty! ! ! ! ! !
Three different female characters gave me a glimpse of different perceptions of life. When I saw this story 20 years ago, I definitely thought that I would never get married and not be bound by a man or a family. But now that I am a wife and mother, I don't feel particularly powerful when reading this story. Maybe it's because I have the financial ability, so I am more confident that I will not end up in the end!
Trust
Damn it's only 24 chapters, it's going to blow your mind
In line with modern people's life! Especially the professional background! The ending is a bit rushed and I feel like it's not finished yet
It writes very delicately about the plight of women in life who are bound by housework. The women in the book complete the deconstruction and resistance of family devotion to a certain extent according to their respective personalities, and stumble forward in the predicament to start a new life, giving people hope!
Just like real life situations, very real.
Women still have a long way to go before becoming truly independent
The lives of little people and ordinary people
It seems like a small thing, but when it adds up, it doesn't seem like a big deal. A bit Mao Dun.
