Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: An Ordeal to Finish

I am a diehard Murakami fan. I have read a good chunk of his novels and have gotten accustomed to his distinct style. I could deal with Kafka on the Shore's quirkiness, so I tried The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.One of Murakami's gifts is to explore the mind of a character and analyze their personalities and relationships with others. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle only offers an unlikeable main character and a whirlwind of characters and places that drift in and out of the narrative. It has the usual cats, psychic phenomena, and mysterious women, typical of Murakami. I felt reading this novel as an ordeal and I admit to skimming over the historical chapters dealing with Manchuria. Murakami should stick to a relatively straight-through plots and skip dream sequences. I want to like this book but I can't. Don't use this book as an introduction to Haruki Murakami, try Norwegian Wood instead.