Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Nothing Special

Don't believe the hype. First of all, if the author is receiving any financial income from this book, he is paying federal income tax, social security, etc. Therefore, he is most certainly on the grid. The scientific / social context of this book is actually quite close to reality, far short of what I would call visionary SF. Most of the characters are poorly developed and the plot, such as it is, is extremely weak and fails to get the reader actively engaged in the events of the book. The book does not equal the attention it has received, mostly generated by the author's inaccurate claim to live off the grid.