Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Astonishing.

Not sure what amazes me more: Yann Martel's extraordinary literary gifts or the ho-hum reviews for this book on amazon.com. Folks, if you thought this book was "boring" or "pointless", you have, sadly, missed the point. Whether read from a storytelling, philosophical or spiritual viewpoint, this book has more to say about the human condition than our little pea brains can even manage. Must be savored and discussed, read and re-read. A book, and an author, to be cherished.