Instruct: Classify a given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: This Is Not A Biography!

This book should be retitled "The History of Mathematical Research In The 20th Century". I am an avid reader and possessed of a degree in mathematics, but I was hard-pressed to follow a good bit of the theoretical information presented in this book. Further, I find that the inclusion of such material does not enhance, but rather detracts from the story. That is, of course, assuming the story is supposed to be the biography of John Nash. Within the first 150 pages one would not be exagerating in the least to say that there are probably less than 10 pages presented about the life of John Nash. This book is tedious, cluttered with extraneous information and not much of a cohesive biography. When I read this and see the rave reviews and credentials of the author, I do not wonder why my 6th grade daughter cannot yet write a cohesive paragraph. The problem seems epidemic in our culture if this book is any indication of the "literature" which is receiving kudos for greatness.