Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: This Gap is pap

I am bewildered by all these gushing reviews; I didn't think there was anything special about Big Stone Gap (except maybe the hype it generated). This is straight out of the touchy-feely- quirky small town-love comes a knockin' when you least expect it-Oprah genre. Apparently, these are themes that resound with lots and lots of people. And I'll admit it--I did read the book in its entirety, so it must be somewhat compelling (either that or I'm a masochist, because I did go on to read the sequel, which I REALLY would not recommend). Anyway, if you've read any of Oprah's other small southern town selections, there's no real reason to bother with this one.