Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Not her best work

Annie Proulx is a brilliant writer and observer of the human heart, but this book left me feeling disappointed. Her collections of short stories really deliver, but I don't understand the lavish praise for "The Shipping News." I got lost early on in the protagonist's sometimes dull and aimless wanderings. It could be that this story simply wasn't for me. But she's an amazing writer, and I will keep reading her books.