Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Starts strongly, but fades...

I liked this book. It is in fact, a hard book to dislike, however, I was somewhat disappointed with the finish. It seemed almost as if Wolfe was desperate to get the thing finished off and shot to the publisher, because the last few chapters seem out of step with the rest of the book, smacking of a "lets get this baby wrapped up" attitude. Having said that, the book was a page turner, the characters were engaging, and the commentary pithy. Very good, but not great.