Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Compelling passages; unsatisfying plot

I read this book shortly after I moved to Atlanta and was struck by the accuracy of Wolfe's portayal of this city. Wolfe's Atlanta characters are mainly wealthy white businessmen and black politicans, although some immigrants have cameos. I found the author's caricature of Atlanta's social and political life to be accurate. The most compelling scenes, however, were the ones set in a California prison, where one of the characters spends a few weeks. Overall, the book has an unsatisfying plot, but Wolfe's writing can often immerse you in the settings of the novel.