Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: This was a Hugo winner???

I am a fan of Joe Haldeman and when I saw this was a Hugo winner I didn't think I could go wrong. I was sadly mistaken. I finished reading the book only because I thought it would get better. The book was slow paced, contrived and just not very interesting. My overall impression was the book was lacking in the plot, technical detail and character development normally associated with a work by Haldeman. Next time I will be more careful in spending my money on 'favorite' authors and Hugo winners.