Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Better movie or stage play plot than recreational read.

When I heard the premise of this book, it intrigued me, and I wanted to read it. Although I usually devour books cover to cover in one to two sittings, I kept putting this book down, and when I picked it up again, I couldn't remember the forgettable characters. Perhaps there are too many characters. When more than two people are speaking, you have to count backwards to attribute the sentences to somebody as the author certainly doesn't. And the female characters all wear gray slacks or skirts. The story starts out fluid and gripping but deteriorates into a big yawn. Sorry.