Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: fascination with lost love

Terrible book...boring till the end (which is the only part I liked).If you are wondering why Shreve likes stories about lost love, and the "what if" theme that runs through many of her books, read her book "When and where"...which I strongly suspect is autobiographical. She seems well-versed in the emotions of love rekindled and its adverse consequences on families because it reflects her own story.