Second Marriage in the 1970s Chapter 55 Discussion

This is my second time reading this novel! The first time around, I persisted for quite awhile (c55 at least). This time, I quit by the 37th chapter XD. Not necessarily because I thought it was a bad read, but well, it's a bit boring. The issue is... this story is more of a study of what a second marriage is like in the 1970s than a story of a girl who is getting married for the second time in the 1970s. Does that make sense?? I guess what I'm saying is... uh, it's like the characters are not involved in it. They're just actors in a play, bad ones LOL -- they're enough to portray the essence of the play, but not quite enough to make you empathize.

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SUMMARY: The FL is a modern woman that transmigrated into the 1970s. The original owner of the body is named Dong Jiahu. She was married to a weak scum for three years and was divorced for not being able to give birth to any children. After a bit of back and forth (too much, if you ask me), she ends up getting married to the ML (Zhao Donglin), a retired soldier who is now working as a Comune Secretary. The ML had been married once before, and had even had two children. He encountered the FL and took a fancy to her. As such, the two became a pair.

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THOUGHTS: If you're interested in reading more about the era, I recommend giving this novel a try. It's quite detailed about the political environment and cultural expectations in the 1970s (at least, far more explicit than other novels). In this sense, the author did quite a good job. However, that's about it XD. The pacing of the overall plot is a mess from the get-go, and there's lots of filler where nothing really happens. It just drags on and on uninterestingly. The FL, who is overly passive, doesn't make any big moves, playing in the background most of the time. And the ML, who does make some moves here and there, is too dull to push the boat forward. FJSLKAFJLA

Ahh all this sounds a bit overly negative. But I really don't have a good impression of this novel. Part of it is also because of the messy text. Not sure if it's because of the TL (which is edited MTL, so it's not the cleanest) or just the author's inexplicable style, but there are repeating statements everywhere jslfksjlaf. Well... anyway, since I've given it a second shot and still disliked it, I don't think I'll be reading this again. That being the case, I decided to give it a rating! 2 stars! More specifically... 2.3/5!! LMFAO. For the sake of the detailed worldbuilding, I gave it more. Because it really is good for studying cultural practices of the era. The plot is also not bad, just messy and awfully structured. At the very least, you shouldn't be bored if you enjoy historical details and petty drama.