Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: pretty bad

wow. very disappointing. I love books, most of my furniture is bookcases, and I read everything dozens of times. I have had these three Nancy Kress books for several years, but have only read them two or three times. I had forgotten why, until I read them again this week. Now I remember.The series started out interesting, had a bland sequel, and went over a cliff in the finale. No noticeable character development, trite and unbelievable plot with artificial twists, and has nothing to be said that could not be fitted onto the back of a small book jacket.DOn't waste your money, go get cj cherryh or elizabeth moon instead.