Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Depressingly prosaic

This author clearly has a gift for writing, but seems to have spent too much time in front of television dramas. Some very interesting, three-dimensional characters fall victim to a ridiculous plot. I will wait for your next novel, Mr. Dubus, because if you can bring yourself to collaborate with someone who has an interesting story to tell, I know that you can bring the characters to life.