Instruct: Classify a review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Tough Going

"Wizards First Rule" came highly recommended by a dear friend. How do you tell a dear friend that his favorite book is tedious? There was so little development of the characters that I didn't feel I knew them any better at the end of the book. I don't think I'll try any of the other books in the series. Maybe they get better, but I'm not willing to waste any more time.