Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Ouch. One of the most painfully awful books...

This is one of the most painfully awful books I've had the (dis)pleasure of reading. I speak German and there were many times, while reading this horribly translated book, that I could not even understand the English translation and I had to think about it in German just to understand the English. I didn't have a problem with the British English; I just had a problem with how terribly the translator did this book. It's like he looked up every word in the dictionary and wrote down the first meaning he saw, without making sure that was the *right* meaning. I have to admit that the plot isn't that great itself - it starts strong and then the author tries to add too many new twists and turns, completely eliminating the character development. All in all, I can't say that I recommend this book, but if you're going to read it, either find a better translation or read it in the original.