Instruct: Classify an Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: A South American Heroine Brought to Life

Gregory Kauffman's novel, Manuela, is written as an autobiography, and you'll believe that Manuela Saenz actually wrote this memoir. At times you'll love her, at times she'll exasperate you, but her passion for freedom and her devotion to Simon Bolivar will keep you fascinated. The novel brings to life a woman who was driven to prove her worth to society, her family, and her country; and her pain, as well as her joy, is palpable on every page. Kauffman has that rare gift of making an historical figure seem like someone you truly know. Reading this book, I not only gained an education about South American history, I actually felt as though I'd lived through the revolution.