Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Generic and uninspired

I tend to shy away from books that fall under the banner of "series." Many times they contain top notch material, but many times they will slip in mediocre material. Such is the case here. This is a bland volume on Washington. Points are made over and over again, more like a persuasive essay than real scholarship. The word "obviously" is used many times to conclude a point. Furthermore, how many times can the word "undergirded" be used in a book...? I stopped counting. There are almost a countless number of books on Washington that are better.