Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: A Witty and Insightful Tale

Mark Salzman tell a witty and insightful of his less-than-normal adolescence set in suburbia Connecticut and the culture of the 70s. The story follows Mark from grade school through college and with the recounts of his experiences; you might catch yourself laughing out loud. Mark trains to be an astronaut by sitting in a cardboard box, walks barefoot to school to attain enlightenment and does push-ups on asphalt covered with broken glass in an attempt to become a kung fu master. Many of these experiences and the characters in the book seem to be a bit exaggerated, but the exaggerations often make the story even more interesting. These hilarious and sometimes ridiculous experiences allow Salzman to explore larger ideas about adolescence and finding yourself and your relationship with the universe. I would recommend this book because it is an easy read, as well as comical and intuitive.