Instruct: Classify a review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Solid Brass Doesn't Take the Gold

The book was more a collection of "old sea dog" anecdotes written down than it was a book. I was interested to learn about the early abalone harvesting in California, but had to wade through too many "above-water, hell-raising" stories that, frankly, bored me. It felt a bit like being trapped next to the wrong person at a high school reunion.