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結婚しなくていいですか。―すーちゃんの明日

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このまま結婚もせず子供も持たずおばあさんになるの?
スーパーで夕食の買い物をしながら、ふと考えるすーちゃん36歳、独身。
ヨガ友達のさわ子さんはもうすぐ40歳。
寝たきりの祖母と母との3人暮らしで、13年間彼がいない。
恋がしたい。
いや、恋というより男が欲しい。
女性の細やかな気持ちを優しく掬いとる、共感度120%の4コマ漫画。

129 pages, Paperback Bunko

First published January 1, 2008

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27 reviews2 followers
July 26, 2020
I have not read Japanese in such a long time, so this was a good book to start with. It was easy to read, and yet it covered some really touching and deep topics and issues relating to being a woman in Japan. Does one get married and give up autonomy? Does one save for the nursing home? Just how does someone react to asking for a medical certificate to prove your fertility, anyway? What a rude request!

I enjoyed reading this book and will probably read it again for the practice. A lovely little book to end the day with.
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1,499 reviews316 followers
June 21, 2020
3.5 stars

In this installment of the Su-chan series Masuda looks at the pressures facing unmarried women in Japan. If they are happy on their own, who will take care of them when they grow old? If they're looking for a husband, why is every guy in the dating pool so awful? And even if they do find love and become pregnant, will they lose their autonomy as soon as the baby is born?

Whole sections hit home in ways that are cutting. How do I want to spend the rest of my life? What if this is it? The wounds are still fresh so I'm giving it 3.5 stars... I'm guessing it'll go up to 4 when I reread it five or ten years from now.
Profile Image for Marie.
50 reviews
December 28, 2024
すーちゃんの物語を読むたびに、心が温かくなります。今回も、彼女の選択や悩みがとても共感でき、癒されました。短時間で読み終わる本ですが、ページをめくるたびに大切なメッセージが詰まっていて、心に深く残ります。

結婚や子どもについての社会的プレッシャーは、誰もが一度は感じることだと思いますが、すーちゃんがそのプレッシャーにどう向き合っているかを見て、私も自分の生き方にもっと自信を持とうと思うことができました。

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85 reviews31 followers
January 18, 2015
결론은 결혼하지 않아도 괜찮다고 작가는 말한다.
결혼하든 결혼하지 않든 온전히 자기의 삶을 살아내는 것이 중요한 것일텐데,
작가는 슬며시 결혼을 하게 되면 그렇게 사는 것이 어렵지 않겠냐고 말하는 것 같다.
그리고 일본의 노년층 증가 및 고령화 사회는 개인들의 피부에 와닿는 문제구나라고 생각하게 된 것이,
이 책을 관통하는 큰 문제가 노후에 대한 물음이기 때문이다.
수짱은 자신이 어떤 할머니가 될지 계속 고민을 한다.
마지막 순간에도 이 질문을 하지만 그에 앞서 아래와 같은 말을 한다.
"먼 미래를 위해 지금 무엇을 하면 좋을지 잘 모르겠지만,
단지 미래만을 위해 지금을 너무 묶어둘 필요는 없다.
왜냐하면 아직 지금이니까."
과거와 현재, 그리고 미래에 대해 생각을 유난히 많이 하는 요즘의 나에게
이 책은 작은 단서를 주었다.
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October 17, 2013
'나'로 살아갈 수 있을까
수짱이 늙어서 남들에게 신세를 지게 되어도... 에서 간과하는 점은 결룰 다 돈인걸까
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29 reviews
November 18, 2013
It was too real to face this book. I was sobbing out. Everytime I re-read this I can sob out again.
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