Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Among the best of Oprah's picks

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It's so uplifting and inspirational and I felt so good after I finished it. Novalee and the rest of the characters had such great STRONG names and were developed in such a way that made me care for them. I only didn't like the rape/assault scene, since it seemed forced and didn't go with the flow of the book. But a must-read nonetheless. The ending is a tearjerker, and very heartfelt. The best thing about the book is that it includes an interview with Billie Letts and allows her to explain why she chose certain plot developments (like why Wal-Mart, why names like Novalee and Americus, etc.). It made it a better book after reading the interview.