Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Large build up. Larger let down

Neat story with great character development (why not when you've got over 700 pages to work with). Admittedly there are some slow periods, but the higher points ("excuse us while we have a cactus") more than make up them. I had to soak my feet after spending a day in Oakland with Conrad. What an adventure! However, what happened with the ending? Did the author run out of ink? Time? Imagination? Patience? Perhaps there is no way to "properly" end such a saga, but there certainly has to be a better ending than the one used, as it leaves the reader feeling let down and frustrated for having spent the time to read the prior 700+ pages.