Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Just didn't like it

As soon as this book became available, I wanted to get it. I am so suprised at how disappointed I am in the novel. We were the Mulvaneys was a long, dragged out story about a disfunctional family that never sees closure. Sure, that I how life is sometimes, but each character develops into a complete pile of nothing. I found myself avoiding the book, not wanting to drudge through the pages for another day. This is usually not the case with me. I wanted to complete the story and found it an incredible effort. I shared it with my book-buddy, and she had the same reaction.Sorry Ms. Oates, it's just a matter of taste I think. See you in your next novel.