Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: i tried to like this book.

honestly, i did...i spent over a month trying to get into it, even skipped some chapters. sometimes i think crouch tries too hard to show readers that he can write, by utilizing multiple voices, flashbacks, etc. it left me confused and it made the story very hard to follow. i tried to stick with it, because i loved the subject of interracial love, but the convoluted telling frustrated me..i may go back to it later...sometimes, less is more, stanley...