Instruct: Classify a review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Entirely Derivative

A transparent pastiche of ideas from The Wizard Of Oz, Star Wars, The Matrix, Lord Of The Rings and Carlos Castaneda, among others. Nary an original theme or plot twist in the book.Balfour has tongue-in-cheek fun with the Bay Area and Las Vegas locales, and since I live in San Francisco, I enjoyed some of that. Mainly, though, the story just recycles tired sci-fi and fantasy cliches.Did he think we wouldn't notice?