Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Walkin' on the Happy Side of Misery

I have read a number of books on the Appalachian Trail and enjoyed all of them with the exception of this one. It seems as if the author's primary focus is to exhibit some imagined writing skills. Instead of simply reflecting life on the trail, he attempts to artificially imbellish points to the extent that the book becomes boring - very boring. I was very dissappointed.