It is valued as one of the Japan Three Majors Lists, Histories and Satires, along with "Makura no soshi" (the Pillow Book) by Sei Shonagon and "Hojoki" (An Account of My Hut) by KAMO no Chomei.
清少納言の『枕草子』、鴨長明の『方丈記』と合わせて日本三大一覧歴史・風刺の一つと評価されている。