Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Quite possibly the greatest book I've ever read.

This is the first and only John Fante book I've read. I am a Bukowski fan so I figured this would be a great place to start. Nothing could prepare me for such a book. Not only is Fante the best writer I've ever read, but also the greatest storyteller. Unlike Denis Johnson who is a great descriptive writer, but falls apart in his character development. Fante is better than Bukowski. Whereas Bukowski can at times be very scary, Fante just seems downright romantic, even at times of being an ugly person. I defenitely recommend this to fans of Bukowski, Denis Johnson, and even Harry Crews. Ask the dust is a phenomenal book. The ending is by far the best ending I've read, even better than the ending to Post Office, and that's saying alot.