Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: not as strong as i remember it

Like many people, I read this book first when I was a small child. And it has been maybe 20 years since I've seen it. I picked it up to reread it (doesn't take long) and I found that it wasn't as strong of a book as I remember it to be. I'm not talking about the simple language, after all, it is written for a child. Rather, the characters are one dimensional. And the children seem far to quick to accept Sarah as their new mother.But, it is a children's book, and doesn't have to stand up to the close scrutiny one gives an adult's book. It is a touching story about love and the creation of a family. It helps to teach accpetance, even love of a stepparent. I do recommend this for the kids.