Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: SOPHOMORIC WRITING - MICHAEL CONNELLY TEMPLATE

KUDOS TO JAMES PATTERSON AND HIS PROMOTERS.TO ADVANCE THE SALE OF SUCH A POORLY WRITTEN BOOK TO THE STATUS OF #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER MUST HAVE REQUIRED GREAT MARKETING SKILL.EITHER THE TIMES HAS A VESTED INTEREST, OR PATTERSON HAS MASTERED THE ART OF WRITING FOR LOWEST OF THE MASSES.