Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Very dark

This is a terrible, terrible book. It is very dark and filled with characters who are abusive and abused, lonely, sad, violent, and depressed. I read the entire novel because I wanted to have faith in it and wanted to believe that it would get better. It didn't. The subsequent animated film was no better. I read it out loud to my 7-year-old. He liked it alright, but didn't get excited about it. I'm sort of sorry I read it to him, given how dark and negative it is. Think twice about this one.