Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Truly a Masterpiece!

Thomas Hardy has accomplished a miracle with this novel. He has written a novel equal in the strength of the ideas, the beauty of the writing, and the compelling nature of the story. If he had only done one of the three well, the book would be worth reading, but having done all three so beautifully has resulted in a masterpiece.I first read Jude about 10 years ago and recently re-read it. I was even more delighted after reading it again, and plan to read it a third time.Some of my literary compatriots have been put-off by what they characterize as stiff language in Hardy in general and Jude in particular, but I would encourage anyone to persevere...after a few chapters, it wears-off and then you will thoroughly enjoy the reading!