Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: does not stand test of time

Terry Brooks Shannara series was one of the first books my mom gave me to introduce me into the world of fantasy. I loved it as a young teenager. Almost 30 years later. They are a hard read. Clumbsy. The story does not flow. It fails in so many ways. But it was a stepping stone for better fantasy that follows. David Eddings, Joel Rosenberg, Lynn Flewelling, Raymond E Feist. Even Brooks became a better writer as the genre grew. So i guess its nice to see how the works of fantasy have imroved, if nothing else.I had good memories of my first read through this series, and i regret re-reading after all the years. The teenage me, did not struggle with the books. Or maybe I am just spolied by having read better books within past twenty years.