Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Not his best

I have been a great fan of Banks for many years and have read nearly everything he has written. I will say I am usually not a fan of short stories and held off reading this one. I finished it last week and was disapointed.It had the feel of a collection of earlier works that was published later because of the author's popularity. I found the stories to be unsatisfying and almost incomplete.We also get a good look at the social leanings of the author. his message seemed more important that the stories.I would skip this one.