Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: What a disappointment

I hate to give anyone a bad review, but the best thing about this book is the cover. I have gone through this book several times, and I really cannot understand the high rating of the other reviews. Lois Griffel is NOT a painter and apparently has never taken a lesson in perspective. I am guessing that she has had all her former students write glowing reviews for her. The best paintings in the book are by other artists. If you really want to know how to paint in the impressonistic style, visit a museum or look at some paintings by Monet or Manet. The exercises in the book are just directing the artist to paint boring pictures of white blocks and forms. "See the color." This is your local art guild stuff and, if you have any talent at all, this book will NOT improve or add to your current skills. Check out McPhearson for some real instruction in impressionist landscape painting. If anyone wants to buy this book cheap, please contact me.