Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Seemingly Derivative

Although I am not certain whether this book became blase through age or imitation, the end result is the same: Lovecraft is rather boring. Every story seems familiar--even his description lacks vibrance or grasp. Sorry to vitiate what is obviously such a cult figure, but an injection of reality was needed among this stash of awed reviews. Read absolutely critically, I would think him a novice. Spend your money on Poe.