Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Good introduction to Java. Gets you from zero to sixty fast.

As a technical introduction to Java, this book is excellent because it assumes nothing and moves you along fast. Best book I have tried for the serious beginner. Writing style is very readable and not stuffy. Bits of Java history add color. You can go from nothing to fully skilled Java with relative easy. Java 1.0, but fine for learning.