Instruct: Classify a review as either positive or negative.
Query: Stumbles but recovers.

I could have done without section two altogether. After a promising start hinting at the changes in the world after a massive Sino-American War, the novel drips into a boring diatribe about how horny an old man can be for a young prostitute. This relentlessly unpleasant section nearly ended all hopes of this devoted fan finishing the book. Fortunately, a recovery of sorts occurs about 150 pages in which gives a satisfying taste of what good fiction can do.