Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Great subject, great detail. Too bad he can't tell a story.

Having recently visited Istanbul, I was very curious about the Ottomans and delighted to see this book. At first I was impressed by the sheer wealth of detail and Goodman's ability to convey the spirit of the eras he described. But as the chapters dragged on, I was more and more put off the author's effete, veddy British, veddy blowsy style which seemed rather inconsiderate of the reader. In short, I got about 3/4 of the way through and abandoned ship. Goodman seems like a competent, erudite scholar. Too bad he can't tell a story, and too bad his editor was on vacation.