Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Lark Rise to Candleford: A Trilogy

I would have liked to have known that this book is an essay type collection rather than semi-fictionalized work. This book is a loving rememberance of a way of life that no longer exists. I watched some of the video series before reading the book and was amazed how well the work was adapted but all the major characters were greatly fleshed out in the video series.I am definitely glad I purchased this book because it furthered my understanding of this lost way of life and of Flora Thompson's life.