Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A Neal R. Stephenson Fan

After reading all his recent books, I went back to read this early Neal Stephenson work. I didn't mind that it was not Science-Fiction and appeared to take place in the 1960's or 1970's, I still enjoyed it. If I wasn't already a Stephenson fan, this book would have made me want to read more. It was a fast paced eco-detective story, and dealt with a serious subject (water pollution) with wry, tongue in cheek humor (thanks to it's likeable main character, Sangamon Taylor). Being a Chemical Engineer I appreciated his extraordinarily clear and easy to follow explanations of chemistry. The book could have easily bogged down there, but did not. Definitely worth adding to your Neal Stephenson collection.