Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: This is no Microserfs...

I read Microserfs & loved it. I picked up this book with high expectations, but I am returning it to the library only half-finished. I am so glad I checked this out of the library instead of buying it. Coupland's character's are weak and unlikable. The crazy situations they get in are dark, unfunny, and so fantastical that they're painful to read. Coupland inserted himself into the novel several times, which I find pretentious. The non-traditional fiction pages are interesting, modern, and have potential, but overall seem like a giant inside joke between Coupland and someone else...anyone else but his readers.