Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Good kindling if you have nothing else

I adore dogs, and German shepherds are among my favorites. It takes a remarkable lack of writing talent to make one of them a colossal bore, but the author of My Dog Tulip achieved that dubious honor. There may be a more mind-numbing book somewhere, but I have been fortunate enough to avoid it. The only reason I gave it one star is that I couldn't give it fewer.