Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A painful work

I am struck by the widely differing views of this book by other reviewers. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas reminds me of someone who goes through life with more feeling than thought. If you are of like mind, you will find her book charming. If, however, you bring any intelligence to your own existence, you may find this book interesting, but you will surely find Ms. Thomas, reprehensible. This book is a beautiful & touching account of incompetence & irresponsibility. The author may well be correct in her assumptions of dog behavior, but reading her 'road to discovery' is quite simply, painful. For those who argue that the book is not about how to raise a good pet, I totally agree. This book is about how to conduct life and assume responsibility for it. We can indeed learn from the author's failure.