Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Too much focus on stupidity...

Not quite sure why De Haven wrote this. From Superman confronting Lex Luthor in his socks, to being called "stupid" or a "hick" by almost every character in the novel, the author obviously wanted to paint him as being quite dim. Even Clark himself complains about his own stupidity, always wishing he were smarter. Nearing the end of the novel, I was expecting something to come out of this. Perhaps a kind of adolescent growing pain, which he outgrows and becomes stronger because if it. Nope.Through this "coming of age" story, Clark actually reverts to a whiny, sullen, and downright depressed soul. This is not the Superman we know and love (with character and morals to spare), but just another angst ridden post-teen that openly weeps at the drop of a hat.The book is thoroughly off target, and ultimately depressing. Was this De Haven's intention?