Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: The Dumbing of America

A friend lent me this book, and I'm sorry to say I can't believe anyone actually likes it. It reads like nothiing more than a fleshed-out "Cathy" cartoon, with some sad parts thrown in for variety. The characters are all stereotypes, barely fleshed out, who come and go with all the insight of a really bad Fox sitcom. The premise is interesting-- life's runner up-- but the story has no texture, no detail, and starts to read like a parody of a "single 30something woman's book." Yuck.