Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Couldn't make it past chapter 4 though friends liked it

I had the same experience with this as I did with one of Rettenmund's other books (Blind Items). Several friends recommended it, it seemed like a good and fun topic, and yet I could not make it past chapter 4. Rettenmund's writing style reminds me of the articles you read in the Sunday magazine section of your newspaper: The articles go on for pages and pages to say something that could be said in two paragraphs. If you like this writing style, Rettenmund's books may be for you. Personally it drove me crazy.