Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A modern American classic

This book should be listed as a modern American classic and Ms Oates as one of the finest contemporary writers of fiction. It is a superbly written piece that it going to keep me pondering and thinking for weeks to come. A tragic tale of a family's elevated perception of itself and its inability to deal with any event that strays from the ordinary. I am sure that if I read this again in a few year's time, I will find even more within its pages.