Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: I hated this book!

This book came highly recommended. The problem was not with the story line. My disappointment had to do with the squalidness (if that's a word) of the text. The narrator dwelt on the extreme filth that was a large part of the novel so that it was relentlessly depressing, with no redeeming features that I could find.I also had a major problem with the literary devices the author used: strange punctuation, no indication as to who was talking, nameless characters. It put a burden on the reader which I thought was unnecessary.Looking at the way the reviews lined up for and against this book, I guess you either loved it or you hated it. I hated it!