Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Verbose and far too long

What's annoying in this novel is the basically modern theme, modern considerations on crime and society, modern talking in a supposed Rome under the Flavians. coupled with "There's a body in the library!", the stalest premise of english whodunits. Where is the flavor of antiquity? And how can one justify the homophobic slur at Maecenas in a Rome where "greek love" was common, and only being overtly passive was frowned upon?Steven Saylor's Gordianus the Finder's series is better rooted in history, and less plagued by a plethora of relatives.