Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Not All It Was Cracked Up To Be...

This novel came highly recommended to me by a friend whose book judgement I trust, but I was halfway into it when I realized, "My god. This is African Encyclopedia Brown!"I like the way the author describes Africa, and it did have a sense of place, but it seemed like such a gossamer thin plotline throughout. Silly even. I always knew what would happen next.Liking a book is a very personal experience, but for me, "Poisonwood Bible," was a more substantive, enjoyable and dimensionalized view of Africa.