Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: After reading 260 pages I gave up.

I started this book with great expectations. I have to admit I failed to read this book. I was waiting for catching up with the story line, but pages after pages it was still boring. It is completely narrative, the story is straightforward like a motorway, and the amount of excitement raising from this book can be compared to a phonebook. It is simply plain. Maybe I gave up to early (on the 260th page).