Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Disappointing

Having read several of Pressfield's books, I bought this one with high expectations. Unfortunately, it was so far below the standard he has set with books like "Gates of Fire," that I couldn't finish it. There simply wasn't enough action to maintain my interest between the endless exchanges between the protagonist and his camp follower wife. It's as if the romantic sub-plot (and the exposure of the cultural lessons therein) became more important than the war itself.I also felt Pressfield was trying much too hard to draw the parallel between Alexander's campaign in Afghanistan and the current fight there, with the result that I began to question the credibility of much of the historical context he provided. Such detail is central to his style, so as it deteriorated, so did this book.I look forward to his next novel and hope he can get back to the originality which made his first books so enjoyable.