Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Disjointed and unappealing

Having read the reviews for this book, I was expecting something akin to John Grisham's early endeavours. However, I found this book almost painful to read. The lead character is weak, getting duped by everybody he encounters, and not deducing the truth until it is explained to him. The supporting characters are unsympathetic and unlikeable. I thought the First Daughter, Nora, was unconvincing and found it difficult to feel anything for her but annoyance. The plot trips along more like an acid dream than a coherent whole, and at 500+ pages, it lasts too long. Skip this and reread any of Grisham's earlier works, or something by Margaret Truman.