Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: An extraordinary waste of the writer's effort.

How or why should America's extreme right wingers need their language interpreted? Speaking as a Centre-right wing Brit I find the concept of such a book utterly bemusing.One might even wonder why anyone would want to write 820 pages on the decline of state militias between the War of Independence and the Civil War!If M. Pitcavage finds it amusing to dish out "Lone Star" reviews, then others can do the same.