Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: I wanted to throw this book out the window

Okay, I understand that this is a first novel and indeed the writer was in his twenties when he wrote it, but all I can say is: it shows! The first chapter was great, but it went way down hill from there. I just didn't buy the characters. It was clear to me that this writer has not experienced even half of what he writes about (the death of a parent, a divorce, estrangement from one's children, the loss of a lover in a sudden accident). I am not saying that a writer must always write from autobiography in order for it to be good, but a writer certainly must be able to convey the human truths of these events if he expects anyone to read this as anything approaching quality fiction. There were many moments that I admired. Lennon may have some wonderful books ahead, but this one, I wanted to throw it out the window.