Instruction: Carefully assess the user's review for any strong expressions of sentiment, either positive or negative. Based on your analysis, select the most fitting sentiment option from the provided list as output.

Input:
Otto tries to make a parallel with the Japanese pillowbooks (a Japanese courtisan's version of a journal with random thoughts scrawled in bed) with this particular book.
Though the metaphor works to an extent, it is difficult to follow as a novel, with a huge cast of characters and leaves the reader wanting something more -- specifically more of plot development instead of momentary snaphsots.
All the snapshots involve love affairs or some particular hookup for that particular chapter. Now, I'm sure a lot more happened in the 80's than the latest drama of your friend by three degrees. So, the reader, unless he or she's looking for a romance book is left slightly nauseated.
But, I have to say the book is very pretty. Nice typography, layout and even a nice colophon at the end. (for what it's worth, right?)

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