Instruction: Assess the user's sentiment in the provided review and select the appropriate sentiment option from the list as the answer.

Input:
The gloves fit well, but the stitching came out around the thumbs after only a month's use of moderate lifting.  Unfortunately, I just can't rate them any higher than one star.

Options:
A: very positive
B: positive
C: neutral
D: negative
E: very negative
Answer: E: very negative