Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: lovely, shmovely

After reading this novel, I couldn't help but wonder, why did Alice Sebold bother? This read like a rough draft with some much needed editing. Frankly, it seemed contrived & tired and unneccessarily brutal. However, the hokey back-to-earth experience and the family reunited proved that even though Sebold tried to work on a tough subject she couldn't leave the "happy ever after" mentality behind. Make up your mind and quit with the blather, I say.