Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Predictable

I was very disappointed with this book for many reasons. It was as predictable as a Jesse Jackson speech and about as entertaining. The characters were shallow and so predictable I kept reading in the hope that it would get better- it didn't. The view is typically New Yorker---everyone else is a country bumpkin... ( Some of the main characters are literally named the Hicks! ). And the obsession with tobacco is almost scary. I personally would like to see a book about Montana ranchers releasing poisonous vipers back into their natural habitat of Manhattan ! And why the obsession with German tourists ? Why not French, Japanese, etc...? I personally couldn't make much sense out of this book- it wandered aimlessly and the plot was very weak. I read it only since it was a gift.Dallas