Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Save your money

This book reminded me why I don't read fiction very much. Although I am not a literature snob, I find much contemporary fiction to be kinda dime novelish, (I created a new word!) with the exception of Crichton, whose work I have enjoyed since the old Andromeda Strain days.This particular book reminded me of s Stephen King book - Crichton starts to tell a perfectly good story, then, not knowing how to end it, tacks a ridiculous ending on it.If you absolutely have to read this book, either check it out of the library, borrow it from a friend, or wait for the paperback to come out.As a side note, I was very disappointed with the quality of this volume in general - pages raggedly finished, with ink blots partially obscuring the text. Really lousy quality for a hardcover - I have seen few paperbacks printed so poorly.