Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Impressive passages, some near-dead wood

(I should note I read this novel without the benefit of the Penguin or World's Classics notes.)This might turn out to be a novel to read in its entirety once, and later to read with a little skimming here and there. There are numerous sequences with the capering, grimacing, grinning, over-the-top villain Quilp or with the rather intense narrative of the flight of Little Nell that have much imaginative power, but some of the passages about Kit or Dick are a bit tedious. For me the book was certainly worth one complete reading at least.Postscript: I read this novel again -- and have changed my rating from three to four stars. Seems I liked it even more the second time around.