Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Real Voice, Cutting Humor

If you only have time to pick up a handful of books each year as I do, you had better make them count. That's why I get very disappointed when I buy an overhyped book, and thrilled when I find a gem like this one. Can't believe it's a first novel--the narrator's voice is comfortable and unpretentious--like talking to an old friend. And his humor cuts through the action of the book with some wicked irony and references to pop culture, without undermining the emotional flow. Very, very enjoyable!