Instruct: Classify an Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: rip-roaring read

Holden Caulfield might have dismissed this 2005 dysfunctional-family memoir as "all that David Copperfield kind of crap," but The Glass Castle is in fact original, affecting, and a page-turner all the way. Despite the dark promise of the Library of Congress cataloging data--"children of alcoholics . . . West Virginia . . . problem families . . . poor . . . homeless persons"--Walls never dwells on her misery nor asks for pity, and is more often funny and wise. Ultimately, it's hard to beat a good story told by good writer. I would recommend this book to just about anybody who likes to read.