Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: No sugar here

I chose to read this novel because a professor thought it would fit my literature tastes. He couldn't have been more correct. Irving tells things how it is. It's not sugar coated and it's realistc to it's era. One can't help but feel sympathetic for the struggles and roadblocks the characters face. I also enjoyed the element of stunt journalism the novel hints at. At the time, doctors weren't allowed to perform operations that occur in the novel so from the beginning it's a risky plot and naturally draws you in because you convince yourself you HAVE to know what happened. If one wants a sappy, cliche novel this isn't the one for you. But for an avid reader, this is classic I would expect one to be able to reference.