Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Boring

Now, I know Nathaniel Hawthorne is a classic American writer, but this book was just terrible! I can see how this was considered a classic during his time, but now.... I have never heard of, seen, or read a book that was this descriptive. The author would just all of the sudden start describing something that had absolutely nothing to do with the plot. This description would go on for at least a page or two. There were maybe three major things that happened in this book. The rest was just in detail descriptions of people, places, and things. I do admit, he gives a good background on the story, but that is about all that's good about this book. I read this book only because I was required to, and I would have to say to anybody who was interested in this book for just pleasure, please, don't waste your time.