Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Not what expected

I would give this book 1/2 of a star or a 1/4 of a single star... One customer's review said she "laughed till her sides hurt" which is why I bought the book. I for one did NOT laugh at the book, it really wasn't even funny. The stories are VERY dry and dated. I am 40 pages into the book and its awful. I can't believe the copy write is 1997 because the stories all seem to come from the 1930's and 50's. What was the author thinking? Couldn't she find some 80's or 90's women to share their child birthing stories? I couldn't at all relate to the women in the book. Very disapointing read, save your money on this one and put it towards your baby's nursery room. If your interested in a better book I highly recommend, "From Here to Maternity" by Allan Zullo with John McGran, very funny outrageous but true pregnancy stories.