Instruct: Classify an Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: I found it to be rather dull

For me, the civil war is one of the most fascinating times in US history, as well as the time right after it. I felt that Eric Foner did not do his best to make the material interesting. On the contrary, the story was rather uninteresting. I found myself having to read many paragraphs over and over, because my mind kept wandering off out of boredom. There are many other books that are much more interesting. However, if you are a graduate doing a thesis on the topic, this book is very concise and detailed. You just need to be willing to read a really dull book.