Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Verbose (but you could tell that by the size of the book!)

I'm not a big fan of books that have so many characters that you need a cross referenced geneology appendix in the back - but Martin managed to pull it off in this book. He created interesting, well-developed personalities that you really got to know and care about. Of course, with all of the character background and development there was little time to actually develop the plot - but I suppose that's why this is a series. If you like to really get into the characters of a book, and are willing to read 800 pages of what is basically an introduction, Martin has really started to create a wonderful tapestry of personalities and events.