Instruct: Classify an Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Excellent writing around mediocre material

While the skill displayed in Mr Martin's narrative hasn't diminished, it is the case in all novels that some characters are more interesting than others. A Feast For Crows seems fixed the less interesting of the characters we've seen. While there are high points through the story, it seems overall lackluster beside the other entries in A Song of Fire and Ice, but if you're invested in the series, I doubt that there's any way you could gloss over this title.If you're not yet invested in the series, a really good set of Cliff's Notes might be an option in the future.