Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Disjointed and ridiculous

I guess I'm not with the majority. I bought this book based on reader recommendations and the "similar books" cited, all of which I had enjoyed. I did not think Decipher was well-written. In the first place, the characterization was poor, which is two strikes against it from the outset. The characters are not likable--for example, the four-letter word vocabulary of the woman "star" was a turn-off to me. Then, there was the convoluted story line, which was altogether ridiculous. I did finish the book, only because I couldn't believe it wouldn't get better.