Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Laugh Out Loud Funny

A Prayer for Owen Meany is my favorite book of all times...a 4x read. This new novel provided laughter worthy of Hester the Molester. I'm sorry that the critiques are giving this novel a bum rap...perhaps they just don't "get" John Irving's unique view of the world. His writing is painterly...I saw each scene clearly. While not 5 stars, I'll read this one again and probably laugh out loud just as hard