Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: More sales pitch than serious analysis

This book is heavily slanted towards books that appeared in the last year or so. Some haven't even been published yet--which makes me suspect that one of the authors is plugging books which s/he edited and will profit by.Most of the information in this book can be gleaned for free from catalogs like *Jessica's Biscuit.* What's most disappointing about it is the bland prose and uninspired selections. I had hoped to learn about unknown gems or at least find new appreciation for some of my own favorites. No such luck with this p.r. approach to cook book criticism.