The definition of "it was okay." This book is saying things about being a woman in Japan in terms of gendered expectations at work and in motherhood. The extra labor women are supposed to take on with childcare and the lack of respect for that work.

I wish the book had gotten weirder or darker or something. It stayed pretty on the nose and so little happens. There were moments when I thought, "that was poignant," but a lot of the time it was just not that interesting. At least it was pretty short!