Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Plow through the first 100 pages, and you'll find out it was worth your efforts

After having just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns, I was desperate to find a book just as good. While I cannot say that Water for Elephants is on the same level, it definitely proved itself to be an amazing, touching story. It took a long time for me to really get into the book, but once I did, I was thankful for my perseverance.In the second half of the book, characters open up and reveal compassion, pity, and strength that touch every reader's heart. As you're reading, you'll become closer and closer with the narrator and feel the same disappointment and sadness that he often faces. I'm not one to get emotional about books, but this one did the trick. Enjoy the quick read!