Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Interesting ideas marred by clumsy writing and weak characters

This book was on my shelf for years before I finally got around to reading it -- or actually, skimming it, because it wasn't very good. The imaginary world is interesting and seems to be fairly well thought out, but the writing is clumsy -- the author jumps from one character's head to another indiscriminately, often within the same paragraph. A few interesting plot twists are hinted at but never developed. Worst of all, despite the rather complex delineation of gender roles the author has imagined for her nomadic tribespeople, the female characters remain helpless, emotional and weepy throughout.