Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A real dog of a book

I have liked or loved Cornwell's previous novels, both those with and without heroine Kay Scarpetta. Here she tries more of a change of style by attempting humor, which is commendable. Unfortunately, I HATED this book and wanted to give it no stars. Cornwell is AWFUL at humor--unless you appreciate sophomoric jokes about bodily functions and heavyset people, her two favorite homor topics in this book. I found the humor both not funny and offensive. I did finish the book, hoping it would get better. It didn't. It's the worst book I've read in years.