Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS AN M.R. BOOK

I love every book I've read of Mary Renault's, but I could not "get into" this book. The Praise Singer, though well written, is just soooo boring. There isn't one thing in the book that "grabbed me". It's hard for me to believe that it was written by the same author. Well, there are many giving it 4 or more stars, so I eagerly bought it. Disappointed, yes, but really just BORED.