Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: what a surprisingly sweet book

Having read and enjoyed Committing Journalism, I really looked forward to reading Martin's fiction, and was not at all disappointed. His characters are vivid, real and detailed - and whether likable or not, you feel like you know them. But most of the characters ARE likeable - foilbles and flaws and all. The plot was a little silly - everything tied up too neatly in a bow at the end but what the heck, the author deserves to write about a little happiness after his years away. Looking forward to reading In the Hat next.