Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: couldn't even finish it

I do realize novels were written in a different style at the time Conrad wrote Nostromo, but after struggling for a couple months through the first 100 pages of what is essentially background material, I just decided it wasn't worth it. I had yet to get to the actual plot of the book by this time and decided there were too many great books out there to waste more time on this. I had really enjoyed The Secret Agent and Heart of Darkness wasn't bad so I was very disappointed in Nostromo. The premise of the book sounds so interesting.Good luck to those of you starting this book. I hope the struggle will be worth it to you.