Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Quick, compelling read

Like Jon Krakauer's "Into the Wild," this portrait of a troubled hero begs the reader to wonder whether the main character is just a nut, or whether he has a keen sense of the human condition. In both this book and the aforementioned, I came away thinking the answer is "a little of both."All in all, "Meet Joe Gould" is a quick, enjoyable read with an ending that I found both humorous and depressing. I especially got a kick out of Joe's Harvard connection...and I'm sure that Joe (class of '11) will remind other Harvard grads out there of at least a few of their old classmates--he sure did for me.