Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: struggling to finish it

Only about 1/4 of the way through, so mabybe this is premature, but jeez, Perdido was so amazing (5 stars) and Scar was nearly as good (4 stars).The incredible prose from the prior novels seems watered down here. And the obsession with the sexual proclivities of Cutter don't add to much of anything [to the story] that I can tell. I'm no prude and not biased; just seemed overdone.I'll finish it, but unlike the other books it's not a story that I just can't wait to continue reading.Perhaps it's time for Mieville to drop New Crobuzon and start afresh.For those that would say I'm missing the point (yes, I know about the socialism and my political leanings are likely close to Mieville's), I don't care about that if it's not a good story. I bought this to be entertained, not for socio-political lessons. I buy different books for that.