Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A perfect example of an author attempting to outdo himself.

Thomas Harris has saved his time-consuming research and imagination for his worst performance to date. In order to follow up his best work in "Silence..." he needed to shock us, to surprise us. He failed. "Hannibal" is a perfect example of an author attempting to outdo himself. As sequels often go, this one belongs in your trash.