Instruct: Classify an Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: A Horrifying account of a mans struggle to stay alive

Ernest Gaines is an outstanding writer.He shows his skills with the award winning book A Lesson Before Dying.He captures your heart with the sad facts of reality,but on doing so he also leaves behind a lesson.The book is profound,it captures your heart with the incredible story of a black man who's accused of killing a white man.Ernest shows the mans struggle to come to grips with who he really is, rather than who he think he is.The book leaves you in tears but also gives you hope for the future.Alexius Williams