Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Decent translation of the alphabetical AP

Professor Ward's translation is the standard (and, to my knowledge, only) English translation of the alphabetical collection of the Apophthegmata Patrum. While she does a good job of connecting the manuscript and transcription work of Jean-Baptiste Cotelier and Jean-Claude Guy, her translation occasionally leaves something to be desired. I am not convinced of her renderings and phrasings, but overall this is a good translation. The introduction gives some good (albeit somewhat outdated and biased) information regarding early Christian asceticism and monasticism. If you're looking for a good, basic translation of the collected sayings of early monasticism, you'll find a good start here.