Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: beautiful writing and imagery, BUT BORING!

I was absolutely bored by this book, though the wording on some scenes are breathtaking but it just didn't keep my interest. I barely got to the end of the book. Too much going on in the story, maybe if he focused on one theme. Only a few writers I know can do what Helprin tried to accomplished, one of them that comes to mind is G. Garcia-Marquez. I did love that it was set in NYC where I can actually the scenes he described. But too bad it's boring.