Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Starts off promising, but tapers off...

In "The Dud Avocado," protagonist Sally Jay Gorce is reminiscent of Holly Golightly in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Sally Jay is an American girl who sets out to conquer Paris in the 1950's. The book contains funny stories about Sally Jay's romantic encounters, experience with alcohol, and general misadventures. Although the novel contains some amusing anecdotes, the material is rather dated, and after a while the story felt like it was dragging on and on and ON. I cannot in good conscience recommend this book.