Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: An Exercise in Self-Loathing

I thouroughly despised this book. I bought it based purely on the five-star reviews here on amazon. Coming to the last page was the one pleasure this work of fiction delivered.The main character, Joseph Aeiou, was so depraved and disgusting I could barely keep going. My negative opinion of this book solidified somewhere around page 30 where Joseph is found sitting in his filthy living room with his pants down eating a brick of cream cheese.This novel was like a joke that is supposed to be funny but just doesn't work. Or it was sad but I disliked the main character so much i just didn't care what kind of problems he submerged himself in.