Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Repetitive and boring

I usually love books like this and this one promised to be good because of the writer's journalism background and the interesting subject matter. Boy was I disappointed. He basically tells the same story over and over again. Buford struggles with making lamb chops, Buford struggles with making polenta, etc. There is no story arch, no real beginning or end. Just endless, identical stories. All of the other chefs seem to be stock players, with no true identity. I finally gave up about 2/3 of the way through.