Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: I really tried to care...

The whole time I was reading this book I had to struggle to maintain even a small amount of concern for the main character, the future Wicked Witch of the West. The various sections of the book which depicted different portions of her life seemed contrived and disjointed. None of the supporting characters were even remotely interesting, except possibly her sister. The constant sexual innuendo, while sometimes humerous, seemed rather randomly injected.Also, much to my surprise, there is very little similarities to the original story of Oz. And while The Wizard of Oz was a childhood classic, this book is not at all appropriate for children. Besides the sex, kids would be bored silly with all the political, religious, and philosophical discussions. All the hype for this title seems strange because despite the great concept, I found the book dull and mostly uninteresting.