Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A memorable book

I read this book many, many years ago but it has stuck in my memory like only a few others that have left a lasting impression. The main character is a timid and repressed small-town southern lawyer who wants to overcome his weaknesses and express himself as a real person for the first time in his life. He takes on a case defending a black youth accused of a crime, which puts him at odds with the local white community. His progress in coming out of his shell and asserting himself, and, ultimately, the limits on that progress are well described. The book is a good character study, not only of the lawyer but also of the make-up of small town life and the people who populated them at one point in time.