Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Good military, but poor writing

The good part of this book is Ringo's feel for the military. It's quite clear, once you get past the dull and boring beginning, that he's been there, and knows what he's talking about. The bad part is that the writing itself lacks sparkle. Maybe as Ringo continues on-- this is his first novel-- he will improve, but for this first try the prose is servicable, but clumsy. Overall conclusion: if you like military sf, you'll like this one; if you're looking for literary, fergittaboutit.