Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: A new standup comedian

I have thoroughly enjoyed Susan Isaacs' books and looked forward to reading this one. After 50 painful pages or so, I closed the cover with the relief that I was permitting myself to abandon the rest. Susan seems to be competing with Janet Evanovich, a writer I do not enjoy. When people have mentioned Janet, I say, "Why not try Susan Isaacs? She has wonderful plots into which she weaves the most fantastic humor. I find myself suddenly laughing aloud." Unfortunately, in this book the humor appears to be the main thrust with whatever plot there is taking backseat. She simply tried too hard to be funny. I did not choose the book to read one-liners, but that is what I got.