Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Trash novel at its lowest level

Okay, it says on the back cover that Shannon McKinney is a retired teacher and writer. If that is truly the case, I am totally confused as to why this novel is so horrible. The story line is choppy and hard to follow in places. The characters are campy and don't wring true. The novel is poorly written. I kept wanting to throw the book into the trash bin, but I kept reading, hoping that it would get better. It didn't. Don't waste your money. Personally, I get the feeling that Ms. McKinney may be a closet racist. If you want to read this book, check your local library--the person in charge of ordering books might be fooled into thinking "Fences" would be a good addition to the library's holdings. What a waste of paper.