I had been really looking forward to this novella but ultimately something just fell really flat. I don't know if it was the translation or culture or what but I just felt like there was symbolism with the fish that I was missing and the timeline didn't really flow - I couldn't quite tell when one scene ended and another began at points. I get the gist that our mc's wife (who is never named?) wants a baby.. and then two of his friends have babies.. but it just didn't make a lot of sense to me over all.