Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Genius with pretense

I've read this novel / collection 3 times. Found different things to love and question each read.The futile metaphysical quest for truth is on sincere display with these tales and their characters. I appreciate that immensely.The detective / mystery element, though engaging, does in retrospect feel like a means to an end. As do some of the characters' motivations and emotions. Cannot safely call them "real."Doubt I could read it a fourth time. But then I've never read any book 4 times! The point is I would like to read this a fourth time.The nihilistic, solipsistic void is a guilty pleasure from college that I have never fully outgrown. It's the day to day grind of real work life that makes the indulgences of this book too vain for me to call truly "classic" in the timeless sense.Of course I remain unsure if that is about my changing view of this work or of my life. Which in many ways is the point of the book...