Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Have read much better!

I thought this was awful! It was confusing at times and the ending certainly didn't tie up any loose ends. If anything, it made the confusion worse! The description of the book sounded quite interesting, but I was far from interested after the second page. I think the best part of the book was the vocabulary Shreve used. The story though left an awful lot to be desired.