Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Boring, poorly written, unimaginative, typical self-centered Roth

Don't waste your money unless you are an insomniac.Even though I find Roth's writing and subject matter to be generally of little interest I bought this book with high hopes after seeing all the great reviews. After all, the subject of altered history is usually intriguing - who wouldn't wonder what the world would be like if the U.S. had stayed out of WWII?Sadly this book is simply a re-hash of the author's rather dull formative years in urban New Jersey, with rather predictable dialogue and plot devices. The usual sort of whiney angst you find in Roth novels, with a focus on lower midde class Jewish family life. Even as a member of the tribe I found the presentation to be cliched and booorrrring.If you like Roth's prior works, by all means buy this one. But if you are looking for a fascinating page turner, spend your $$ on a real novel like In Cold Blood.