Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Great book

I would have to say this is a great series started with a fantastic book. I love the characters in this book; they are so interesting and different that you'll find yourself really drawn to them. They learn lessons in life and are changed by it, and you can especially see this in reading the later books. Its great! Not many stories do that, and sometimes the ones that do don't do it realistically.The story was really good as well. There was always something to look forward to and you always wanted to know where it would lead. The writing was great in my opinion, sometime Ursula went off on tangents that I found incredibly boring, but when she stuck to her story and didn't try to do. . . whatever you want to call it (boring prose?). . . then it was great. Heck there were even good lessons in this book. Read them to find out, as I don't want to spoil ANYTHING. . .Its a classic (like LOTR), and for good reason (it was very inventive), so treat yourself to it.