Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: _The_ worst Iain Banks book (phew!)

Sorry, but this is really poor. How disappointed was I? Enormously. This reads like 'Iain would really like one of his books to be made into a film, so keep it nice and simple'. None of the usual dark humuor, or the subtle twists that make him a page turner. Just a dull, 'thriller'. Buy anything else by Banks (trust me!), but avoid this.