Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Very much worth reading

Perhaps the most complex and intelligent science fiction novel I have read in many years. Full of great ideas, cutting edge genetics, and some serious thought about the nature of war, violence, security and duplicity. At times the burden of ideas overwhelms the plot and characters, which are just not strong enough to carry the burden. The absence of any moral valence left me cold towards all the characters, even the protagonist who effectively conveys the blank affect of a genetically-overbred clone. In the end the author's imagination is more entrancing than the story. But this is definitely an author to watch, and someone whose books set a standard for being informed, thoughtful and engaged with the kinds of moral issues we face in the 21st.(speaking of which, the whole point of the book is that labels like 'gay' are just stupid, and if that is the most important thing you get out of this novel, I am really sorry you missed so much.)