Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Misses the mark

I tried very hard to like this book since I enjoyed Larson's other works. Like Devil in the White City, Larson ties true crime into real-life events of industrial triumph. Unfornately, in comparison to Devil in the White City, neither topic was nearly as interesting. The "tie-in" happens at the beginning of this story so there is little in the way of suspense or mystery. Unfortunately, as a murderer, Crippen is laughable and boring. The story of Marconi is interesting although details and repeated similar events keep the book moving at a slow pace. There is little in character development and although I finished the book out of curiosity for how everything would tie together, this was far from a page-turner. I would recommend Larson's other books and skip this one.