Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Have to Agree ------ Major Letdown

I have been an Eddings fan since i read the Belgariad. After that i have read and re-read all his series and loved every one of them. I have to say however that this book was excruciatingly painful to read. The characters seem to be remakes from all his prior books and there is no ingenuity or energy in his writing. This is the ONLY time I willing put down one of his books and stopped reading in the middle. I hope that his upcoming books are able to salvage the mess this one has created.