Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Read the first half...

I particularly enjoyed the beginning, as it outlined the establishment of the faith and Muhammad's life. It was very condensed, which made it difficult to follow in places, and I think that it could have been written in a more clear and straightforward manner. My biggest qualm with the book was that it seemed to me to be overly politically correct and preachy in tone. This was particularly the case towards the conclusion. It wasn't preachy in terms of trying to convert people to Islam, but the author seemed to take the view that the reader was predisposed to have a negative view of Islam. I got irritated by the use of phrases such as "you must realize..." and I wish the portrayal of the faith had been more unbiased, with no agenda, and purely historical.