Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: ESSAYS ARE BOTH PERCEPTIVE AND PERSUASIVE

Thoughtfully charismatic, Michael Dorris touches upon subjects that can curve a smile or bring a tear. In this, a collection of essays published during the 1980s and 1990s in periodicals throughout America, Dorris brings his chronicler's eye and compassionate heart to the thoughts he shares.Beginning with selections titled "Family Occasions," the author takes us back to his youth as he lovingly reminisces about the mother and grandmother who raised him after his father's death.The plight of contemporary Native Americans is dramatically documented in another section titled "Learning From Mistakes."This variegated collection is both perceptive and persuasive.