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

This book came to me highly recommended, but I had to force myself to finish it. I know that many people consider this book a classic, but the writing style was simply too distracting for me to get into the story and enjoy myself. No one can seem to speak normally. They gasp, whisper, purr, rasp, drone, etc. It was very distracting. I don't feel that this book has stood the test of time. It may have been something special back when it was first printed, but it has not aged well. The premise behind the book was interesting, but the writing style was just too old fashioned and borderline silly for my tastes. Despite all the other rave reviews of this book, I felt very let down and disappointed.