Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Worth Reading to understand modern SCIFI

I read this book because of the many raves it has gotten from friends. I liked it, but did not love it the way many other readers do. However, Bester's work is an integral step in the creation of modern sci fi. In many ways his work prefigures great works like Hyperion and Diamond Age. People who love the genre should take the time to read his work, just so they can understand the juncture between the old masters (Asimov, Clarke, etc) and the moderns.