Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: When will I ever learn not to...

fall for the hype on paperback covers! This book was SO slow and boring, but I kept thinking "It just has to get better!" (My sentiments about "Atonement" also.) How wrong I was! I never "connected" with any of the main characters, and I found all the historical stuff about Burma tedious and confusing. Why the piano tuner felt so impacted by the place just never came through to me. Be sure to read "The Life of Pi"--now that is a book!