Instruct: Classify an Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Talky and Disappointing

After all my anticipation, this book just left me flat. Too much talk and recollection, very little actual action. The main plot engine - the recall of Claudia's ghost - turned out to be an anti-climax, and it was never resolved as to whether it was "real" or not. The other major plot turn happened "off-stage" and was explained only briefly by the two participants. This book read to me as though Rice simply published her first draft - even containing misspellings. According to the A&E Biography show, Rice refuses to be edited. IMHO, she is doing herself a disservice.