Instruct: Classify an Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Highly recommended reading for any only child.

I first read this book several years ago and I still find myself referring to it periodically. As a 33 year old only child, I too identified with many of the comments and situations related by the interviewees. It was a relief to find out that not only were my responses to life 'normal' but they were shared by many others. Some of their comments were word for word statements of things I had myself said in the past.This book gives a very good insight into how only children respond and react to their envirnonment and how this may differ from those who were raised with siblings. While it may be lacking a little in practical information for parents and partners of only children, (although there are chapters dealing with this), it is nevertheless an excellent study of the experiences of only children and is highly recommended reading for any only child and those wanting to understand how they 'tick'.