Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: rich and poor in India

This novel gives a strong portrayal of the vast inequities between the entitled rich and the poor, working class in India, but beyond that the plot is very loose and unwieldy. It is really just an account of a few months in the life of a sari shop salesperson and the people he meets and the experiences that befall him. Some of the things that happen - like he winds up unknowingly being the model for a character in a book - make me wonder if they were ever intended to have more significance later on in the story - something to tie all the experiences together in the end. But this never happens, and the tale ends as randomly as it begins. I wasn't left wanting more, but it felt like something was missing.