Instruct: Classify a review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Scripted for TV

After the first sixty pages, the characters in this book, particularly its hero, degenerate. By the chapters about "searching for money" I am completely detached from the plot. This book has been described as "picaresque"--I describe it as pandering in well-worn style of sitcoms. The ending in particular pulls a stunt seen far too many times already--it's as if the author, under pressure to finish the already contracted book, forgot his original vision and went for a scripted-for-tv-ending.