Instruct: Classify a review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Huge disappointment!

I would have paid twice what the price was to read a book by the author of Jurrasic Park and Timeline, but I'm glad I didn't. The characters were shallow, all of them, and the sub-plots underdeveloped and mixed in without much forethought. I felt like I was being preached to the entire time- the graphs were totally unnecessary and excessive. Mr. Crichton should have just written a non-fiction book about his views on global warming and spared his reputation.