Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Prone to Depression?

There can be little doubt that Smith is a fine writer. The introspective digressions of the various principal characters in Ruins, coupled with the author's intelligently spaced revelations of their pasts provide a very literary underpinning of this tale of horror and suspense. But, for a reader who slips easily into depression my recommendation is to put this one back on the shelves and look for something a bit more traditional in the science fiction genre. I had to drink Starbucks three days in a row after finishing this book, to reestablish my faith in the possibility of a happy future. I suppose, in a way, this is a compliment to the author!