Instruct: Classify an Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Angela's Ashes is a saga of survival of the innocent..

If writing is the art of manipulating the readers emotions then Frank McCourt has done a superb job in Angela's Ashes. The book had me crying and rolling with laughter - on the same page!! Nothing in my serene contemporary life has prepared me for the stark drama of this Irish family. However, the fact of not just survival but lives of excellence give credence to the theory that love conquers all. Any childhood spent in the throes of the helpless poverty of the McCourt family will either breed a contempt for civilized existence or a strong commitment for change. Angela and Frank made the difference - molding the strengths of their children into a determination to live, to love and help one another. Angela's Ashes is a lovely book - a great book altogether. Tis