Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Terrible! Boring! Confusing!

I used to love Cussler's books, but this one was so painful I will think twice before buying another. I forced myself through about 3/4 of it before I gave up. I couldn't read more than about 8 pages at a time - I kept getting lost (and bored) Too many characters (none of which really had any character), too much jumping around from one group to another, and a really badly presented story. I read about 50 books a year, and this was the worst I have read in several years. Too bad, Clive - maybe re-read your first 8 or 10 and start using them as a guideline for the next.