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

I am one of those lone voices that quietly has to say this book did nothing for me. My friend up the street said I wouldn't be able to put it down, but I did.The first three pages were excellent and I had great hope of a great read, but alas Mortenson grows long winded and wearisome. His details are not interesting, though they could have been given the fascinating place he was in, but instead he is boring and pedantic.