Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Pure and Utter Rubbish

The title of the review succinctly states my feelings. The most annoying thing about this book (and their last several) is that they are slowly grinding their earlier works of genius into insignificance. As brilliant as the Belgariad was, it simply cannot outweigh the tripe that these two have been subjecting us to.I've always been slightly amused by Eddings' note about the Belgariad - that it was a project to "test out" and "refine" certain ideas about the fantasy genre.Well - I'd recommend scrapping the "real" work, and get back to some serious testing. Please.POSTSCRIPT: Rest in peace, David. While I regret that our author/reader relationship ended on this sadder note, I cannot thank you enough for the wonder you infused into my life with your work. If you had not been so truly great earlier, I would not have felt such harsh disappointment later.