Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Virtual Light: Did you say cyberjunk?

You William Gibson fans have got to be kidding. I slogged through 60 pages of ``Virtual Light,'' then rang up the white flag. It wasn't as bad as Anne Rice's ``Violin'' (I got only 50 pages on that one), but it was close. There's a reason why much science fiction is dismissed as little more than weak plots and lousy writing, and ``Virtual Light'' is a case in point. The characters are cartoonish, the writing mediocre and unsubtle (Aaron Pursley -- gee, uh, is that Elvis? Duh.), and the plot about as interesting as a George Bush speech. In closing, let me say that I'm not an anti-sci-fi snob. I loved ``Star Trek: The Next Generation,'' and ``Voyager,'' though not nearly as good, is still pretty entertaining. But there's something to be said for craftsmanship and intelligence, be it in science fiction or any other creative endeavor. Ernie Torres.