Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: The Paths of the Dull

This book reads like a "reverse" Cliff Notes. What could have been written in 50 pages takes over 300. Mind-numbingly slow. Loose sample translation in plain English of the type of written exchanges: "I think I'd like to tell you something. "Then do so. "I will. "OK, I'd like to hear it. "Then I will tell you at once. "Please do. "OK, I shall." On and on and on. Randomly pick up ANY other book in the Fantasy section of a bookstore and you will probably enjoy it more. At least it will be more readable.