Task: Sentiment Analysis
Input (English): Bit off more than he could chew . I am a great fan of Saylor's historical novels, but was very disappointed by this one.  His skill has always been in creating completely believable environments, down to the smallest details, and placing his stories within those frameworks.  But the vast scope of this novel(?) makes that kind of meticulous detail impossible.  Everything, including the prose, in this book seems somehow pale and uninspired-- a writer biting off more than he can chew, or, to vary the image, spreading himself way too thin.    The book reminds me of James Michener's old pot-boiler, "The Source." Saylor at his best is one-hundred times the writer Michener was, but I enjoyed Michener's book more than Saylor's, which I simply could not finish.  Nothing about it engaged me
Output (English): NEG