Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: don't judge a book by its cover

I know many people like this book so I just want to address those potential readers who might think this is a literary read. It's not. There is no depth of character, no attempt to describe what life would have been like in the 17th century for a girl like this, virtually nothing about the Holland of Vermeer's time, to the point where it is clear this was never the concern of the author. Just a nice, simple romance novel dressed up in a upmarket dust jacket. Like another reviewer said, it will make a sumptuous Merchant Ivory film, and that will probably improve it. That cover is very deceptive; there's nothing to "look at" as you read, just the thoughts of a nice girl thinking about love in what could easily be translated to a wealthy bohemian artists' community in suburban America.