Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Not Hornby's Best

I was intrigued by the premise of this book which started off strongly enough but faded greatly and ultimately left me disappointed. So I give it 2-1/2 stars. Hornby is a fine writer with a gift for creating distinctive, likeable characters. He also has a knack for clever plots. With this book he managed to concoct a fine beginning and decent middle but failed to deliver a clever and/or memorable ending.