Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: This novel is a bad soap opera in print

This book is simply horrible. I hoped the story would match the warm feeling I got when I first picked up the hardcover edition and looked at the beautiful jacket. It never happened. Yes, the plot is mundane and predictable and the cliches are numerous and the dialog is shallow and unimaginative, but the overriding dissapointment for me was the consistent lack of depth in the characters. At the end of the story I still knew almost nothing about them. I found myself wondering if Mr Sparks will someday look back on this work and be embarrased, as I certainly was for him.I guess if you are one who is deeply moved by the plot, romance, dialog and characters of daytime television soap operas, this story may just satisfy you. If you don't fall into that category, I recommend you spare your time and money and save a tree by avoiding this book.