Instruct: Classify a review as either positive or negative.
Query: Magnificent

I'd never heard of this author until, on a recent visit to Ireland, I literally bumped into a pile of her books in a bookshop in Galway. I picked up a volume that had fallen to the floor, read a few pages, and fell in love. Her writing is concise, vivid, and full of powerful imagery, while her language is still accessible to the average reader. It does help to know a little Irish history: e.g., you can't fully appreciate the Granuaille poems without some background on their heroine (go to any Ireland guidebook and look up "Grace O'Malley"), but, if you know the story behind them, they're immensely moving. I'm now an enthusiastic fan!