Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Awful

I am a fan of historical fiction, a fan of all things Irish, and of New York City history so when I saw this book I picked it up immediately and excitedly. What a huge disappointment! I have not read Peter Hamill before, but I know a good story from a bad one and this is all bad. Try watching Star Wars on an old black and white TV with a broken static-filled speaker and you may have an idea of what it like to read this book. Characters were two-dimensional. I repeatedly got the impression that Pete Hamill had to finish this book as quickly as possible with little heed for telling a good story. I certainly did not lose any sleep on this one. Try Kevin Baker's Dreamland or Joseph O'Connor's Star of the Sea if you want a riveting story.