answer: #Person2# lends the book to #Person1# but #Person2# tells #Person1# the book is as not as good as the previous books of the writer.
documents: #Person1#: Whose book is this?
  #Person2#: It's mine. Why do you ask?
  #Person1#: Could I borrow it? I've been wanting to read it.
  #Person2#: Certainly, but I warn you. It's not as good as they say.
  #Person1#: What's the matter with it?
  #Person2#: Well, for one thing, the story is poorly constructed. And the characters in the story are more like paper dolls than living people.
  #Person1#: That's strange. Usually that writer does a good job. I've read four of his books and thought they were all well done.
  #Person2#: I've enjoyed reading his books, but he failed this time.
  #Person1#: What did the review say?
  #Person2#: They were mixed-- some good, some bad. My review, bad!