Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: A Wonderful Surprise And A Great Read

This book initially both attracted and repelled me. Attracted because the subject matter seemed interesting and important but repelled by the sheer number of pages. I am a full-time grad physics student with a lot of reading to do already so I delayed reading "The Song." I was amazed and informed by the power of the book's content. The other reviewers no doubt have described that. Myself, I have to say that the image of that last dodo falling silent on that distant island not so long ago, has haunted me for months. Quammen sure can write.