Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Bland and boring

I don't really know any of the author's work. This was my first exposure to her and I had a hard time seeing what is so great about it. 3/4 of the book is full of b/w pictures of people lounging around at their worst. Anyone could have taken many of the pictures.There are some decent portraits but nothing that you can't find in three dozen other books from a lot of authors.I have heard her referred to as the greatest American photographer of the 20th century, maybe there are things she did a long time ago somewhere that prove it but this book just can't be a showcase of why she is so great...