Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: This book is awful

After the first few pages, I had to force myself to read this book. It is boring and delves into the monotony of the protagonist, Ruth's life. I kept reading, waiting for something to happen because the author did a good job of foreshadowing something that happens to the characters in the book. In my humble opinion, the story did not represent hope at all and the main character does not emerge "a butterfly" like some other reviewers have posted. She remains in a life of monotonous boredom and is only saved from the abuse she participates in because of pain and sorrow brought on from abuse. This read was a complete waste of time and has left me feeling depleted and empty, not uplifted and full of hope like I had anticipated.