Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: An entertaining, informative, and opinionated portrait

Barzini states in the first sentence of his preface that this book is not a scientific study of Italy and the Italians.Rather, it is one man's entertaining look at a nation, the historical events that have shaped it, and its people, who have contributed so much to the world, despite their shortcomings.The only reason that I can't give The Italians five stars is that Barzini's writing is at times as baroque as the country he describes.Still, if you're interested in learning more about Italy, you should read this book.