"Contempt" is about the crisis of marriage and the inability of modern people to love.
After two years of marriage, the husband kept losing ground in the face of work, money and ideals, and his wife's contempt became the biggest punishment for him. He always wondered why he was despised by his wife, but pushed her further and further away. An originally happy marriage was about to collapse.
"I despise you, that's why I don't love you anymore."
Reader comments
This book is filled with an atmosphere of pain and love. The hero and heroine love each other deeply, but they are unable to extricate themselves from the shackles of mutual torture and refusal to persuade. Love can heal people, but it can also destroy people. Love expressed out of control is twisted, torturing the other person and torturing yourself. If you can't find an exit, you can only regret and regret in the tragedy.
In matters between men and women, there is no escape from the "me-oriented" principle. Everyone analyzes people and events from their own perspective and remains steadfast. Even if the other party gives an explanation, they think it is a lie, and they will eventually go further and further away. So there is a saying that the slightest difference between men and women is nothing.
Loyalty does not mean love, but only for one's own dignity.
What I saw in my eyes was a weak and timid Ricca, who was mechanically obedient and subconsciously obedient to Batista. Even if Emilia is not willing, she still obeys Batista's will and expresses her inability to respond to Emilia's request, but says it is all for Emilia again and again, doubts Emilia, questions and blames Emilia but never seriously looks at her own problems, evades timidly but wants an answer, forces Emilia again and again, pushes Emilia away again and again, and Emilia's inner contempt for him is getting bigger and bigger. Emilia may have experienced pain, disappointment, and despair in her heart until she was finally willing to commit herself to Batista and saw her ideal man in Batista. All I can say is that Rika brought this upon himself (personal opinion)
The author writes so well that he captures the frustration and powerlessness of a middle-aged man struggling to live in poverty, and the overwhelming pressure he feels in a difficult situation every day. It is estimated that many young people reading this will not be able to empathize. People who have experienced a mid-life crisis will especially understand this kind of racking one's brains due to poverty, this kind of literary man's heavy pressure when he can't find a way out, and the helpless feeling of almost collapse but unable to collapse. I just read Chapter 3 and really like the author's narrative style. Looking forward to the exciting content behind.
I read this book by chance and finished it on December 23, 2025. I still have more to say and plan to read other books by the author.
It's amazing to be able to write so delicately and intimately about the feelings between lovers who are at odds with each other due to (misunderstanding). There are not many characters in the article, but it plays an effective role in setting off the emotional changes of the couple. Its cleverness is amazing!
This book truly shows the conflicts and struggles in married life. The husband is despised by his wife because of his failure, which makes people feel the cruelty of reality. The sentence "I despise you, that's why I no longer love you" in the book really expresses the helplessness of a broken marriage. We can think deeply about the true meaning of marriage and love from this book.
The precarious marriage relationship is full of profound insights into human nature. In order to cover up his incompetence and cowardice, the male protagonist is endlessly suspicious of the heroine. On the surface, he relies on the heroine's love to survive, but in fact he just hopes that his wife will depend on him to show his value. He despises his wife, and he is despised for it.
A note for myself: The Odyssey movie will be released in mainland China, but I haven't finished reading the novel yet [laughing and crying] Question: Why not find an Italian director to make Odyssey? Britain is so far away from the Greek civilization circle, so the filming will probably be more in line with the requirements of the novel's producer [laughing]
I don't know why the two of them are like this, I'm so confused
The blend of human nature and civilization
Very good, very practical, mid-life crisis, thumbs up to the author.
This book is filled with an atmosphere of pain and love. The hero and heroine love each other deeply, but they are unable to extricate themselves from the shackles of mutual torture and refusal to persuade. Love can heal people, but it can also destroy people. Love expressed out of control is twisted, torturing the other person and torturing yourself. If you can't find an exit, you can only regret and regret in the tragedy.
In matters between men and women, there is no escape from the "me-oriented" principle. Everyone analyzes people and events from their own perspective and remains steadfast. Even if the other party gives an explanation, they think it is a lie, and they will eventually go further and further away. So there is a saying that the slightest difference between men and women is nothing.
Loyalty does not mean love, but only for one's own dignity.
What I saw in my eyes was a weak and timid Ricca, who was mechanically obedient and subconsciously obedient to Batista. Even if Emilia is not willing, she still obeys Batista's will and expresses her inability to respond to Emilia's request, but says it is all for Emilia again and again, doubts Emilia, questions and blames Emilia but never seriously looks at her own problems, evades timidly but wants an answer, forces Emilia again and again, pushes Emilia away again and again, and Emilia's inner contempt for him is getting bigger and bigger. Emilia may have experienced pain, disappointment, and despair in her heart until she was finally willing to commit herself to Batista and saw her ideal man in Batista. All I can say is that Rika brought this upon himself (personal opinion)
The author writes so well that he captures the frustration and powerlessness of a middle-aged man struggling to live in poverty, and the overwhelming pressure he feels in a difficult situation every day. It is estimated that many young people reading this will not be able to empathize. People who have experienced a mid-life crisis will especially understand this kind of racking one's brains due to poverty, this kind of literary man's heavy pressure when he can't find a way out, and the helpless feeling of almost collapse but unable to collapse. I just read Chapter 3 and really like the author's narrative style. Looking forward to the exciting content behind. I read this book by chance and finished it on December 23, 2025. I still have more to say and plan to read other books by the author.
It's amazing to be able to write so delicately and intimately about the feelings between lovers who are at odds with each other due to (misunderstanding). There are not many characters in the article, but it plays an effective role in setting off the emotional changes of the couple. Its cleverness is amazing!
This book truly shows the conflicts and struggles in married life. The husband is despised by his wife because of his failure, which makes people feel the cruelty of reality. The sentence "I despise you, that's why I no longer love you" in the book really expresses the helplessness of a broken marriage. We can think deeply about the true meaning of marriage and love from this book.
The precarious marriage relationship is full of profound insights into human nature. In order to cover up his incompetence and cowardice, the male protagonist is endlessly suspicious of the heroine. On the surface, he relies on the heroine's love to survive, but in fact he just hopes that his wife will depend on him to show his value. He despises his wife, and he is despised for it.
A note for myself: The Odyssey movie will be released in mainland China, but I haven't finished reading the novel yet [laughing and crying] Question: Why not find an Italian director to make Odyssey? Britain is so far away from the Greek civilization circle, so the filming will probably be more in line with the requirements of the novel's producer [laughing]
I don't know why the two of them are like this, I'm so confused
The blend of human nature and civilization
Very good, very practical, mid-life crisis, thumbs up to the author.