Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: a struggle

"The Basement Tapes" is one of my favorite albums of all time. I love Dylan and the Band --- at least most of their stuff --- and also am interested in history. But this book bored me to tears. I found it a real struggle to even stay awake and finish it. Perhaps my intellectual ability lacks the capacity to absorb what Marcus is trying to convey within these pages. But his whole premise of linking the themes on this album to a period of American history strikes me as both far-fetched and futile. I love some of the other negative reviews here and would have to agree with those comments. Gibberish? Well, it's closer to gobbleygook. Unless you are familiar with the turgid writing style of Mr. Marcus --- and happen to be impressed by it --- beware of this sleep-enducing tome.