Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given books product reviews in English language. The goal is to classify the review as "POS" if the overall sentiment of the review is positive or as "NEG" if the overall sentiment of the review is negative.
See one example below:
Problem: Hopeful for those who seek harmony in the world . I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who thinks that religious wars, repression of individual spirits or rape of the earth are good things. Those who seek peace, harmony, celebration of each of us and respect for our earth will find this hopeful
Solution: POS
Explanation: The overall sentiment of the review is positive as the reviewer mentions positive expressions such as 'hopeful', 'will find this helpful' etc.. Hence, the label is 'POS'.

Problem: Belaborment . Since many of the positives of this book were mentioned by other reviewers, I'd like to point out a few of the book's undesirable qualities. First off, belaboring the point. When I read a cookbook, each recipe doesn't specify to sift the flour. That information is usually provided at the beginning and by inference is applied to all subsequent recipes. When I read time and time again that Ed isn't using bottled oxygen, it starts to drive me nuts. Yea I get it. You're the man. You don't use supplemental oxygen unless you're a guide, so don't keep reminding me. Maybe this style of writing was to make the record absolutely clear, I don't know. For myself, I would appreciate an author more if they had faith in the readers to remember one generality placed in the beginning of the book. Secondly, was this book edited? On page 278 Ed says "I've always believed that you need to listen to the mountain and watch for the signs it's giving you." Then on page 282, on the same ascent of Annapurna, he says "I've always believed that the mountain tells you whether to go up, stay put, or go down." He just said this! Even an amateur copy editor would see this and recommend removal. Maybe this really isn't a 2nd criticism just a corollary of the first. The negatives aside, the substory concerning the French hiker Jean-Christophe Lafaille was excellent. And learning of Ed's early days in Washington racing up Rainier was pretty cool. Ed's candor concerning other hiker partners is somewhat interesting, if almost risque. I am thankful to Mountain Hardwear for providing this book for free......I would recommend taking it out on loan from the library because its definitely not work taking up space in a book shelf (there's little 2nd read potential here)
Solution:
NEG