Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: What a disappointment!

Having loved The Secret Life of Bees, I was all psyched for another good read. However, the Mermaid's Chair pales in comparison. The characters are not very well developed, the plot is predictable, and the language lacks the elegance of that found in the Secret Life of Bees. As a matter of fact, it is hard to believe that these books were written by the same author.