Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A Major Disappointment

Having traveled many times to Hong Kong and having heard aboutPaul Theroux's previous works, but never having read anything by himbefore, I was anxious to read his new book. I expected a good novel set in a very exciting part of the world. What I found was a story badly flawed by (the author's ??)senseless and shocking racism - combined with a totally unreal portrayal of Hong Kong (as it was before the hand-over and as it is today). There is nothing to recommend in this book, and I see that most other Amazon reviewers have experienced the same disappointment. A writer with the past success and presumed skill of Paul Theroux should certainly be capable of delivering something far better than this!