Instruct: Classify an Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Annoying drivel - not worth your time

All the hype led me to believe that this would be an insightful and intelligent analysis of world history. It was interesting, but it so very barely skimmed the surface of the topic that it easily could have been condensed into a ten page essay. The ideas are obvious, the treatment of the subject is shallow, and his writing is addressed to a second-grade level of world understanding. You can get everything you need from the book by reading the description and looking up some of the referenced material. Jared Diamond should not be respected as a scholar.