Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Putrid, Poisonous, Infuriating

I can understand why I picked up this book in a bargain bin, it's simply awful. That might sound harsh, maybe, but once you start reading this book, you'll understand why I'm so critical of this trash. I was a third of the way through the book before I gave up altogether. Racism, bigotry, homophobia, hysterical overwriting...Goldman's obvious aim is to simply try and destroy a legendary figure. I recognise that Lennon wasn't a saint, but there should be a fair play for a dead man. Goldman does not provide it.Oscar Wilde once said: "A man in life has many disciples, but it is always Judas who writes the biography." That explains this book perfectly. If you are are looking for a biography of Lennon, I refer you to Ray Coleman's excellent, thoughtful study.