Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: ALMOST great

The premise was intriguing, and the first few pages sucked me in immediately. It is nice to read something upbeat with decent, nondisfunctional characters and a happy ending for a change. And there were some good points made about our political processes. I put it down with a smile.That being said, the middle dragged,and the characters, except for the late-appearing female Chinese scientist, were appealing but not really interesting.As a science fan, I was very disappointed that the book was not better. If it had achieved its potential, perhaps there would be hope to revive the SSC after all....