Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Not the best ever...

These three things struck me about this novel: 1. The character development was lacking Instead of developing the new characters, Mr. Ludlum used half the book to cover old ground (Matarese Circle) in case you forgot, or hadn't read it (I guess). 2. The suspense was generated by things that never happened It strikes me that, if the world's intelligence agencies were as deeply penetrated as the Ludlum would have us believe, then this plot should have had a substantial number of twists and turns, none of which happened! 3. Every page in the book had at least one italicized word, usually in a question or exclamation. After I finished reading the book, I felt like I'd just listened to a screaming contest! As so many others have said before me, "If that's the best you have to offer, then, Mr. Ludlum, it's time to retire".