Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A truly unpleasant surprise!

I guess somewhere I missed that this book claims as its distinguishing characteristic that it is the first edition to be independent of the Church! Who this appeals to, I will never know! I don't know how you can separate John of the Cross from the Church and, frankly, if you could - what would you be left with? I think it is a question of white or wheat here ... some substance really matters. I highly recommend AGAINST this book! I think I paid as much to return this book as it cost to buy it in the first place and it was well worth the cost. I ultimately bought the ICS (Institute for Carmelite Studies) edition of St. John of the Cross' complete works ... it is fabulous and I highly recommend it!