Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Excellent Character Development

For me, the strength of a novel lies in how well the characters are developed. In "The Corrections", Jonathan Franzen has it mastered.I can't say I identify with Chip, Gary, or Denise, because I come from a different culture being a 40 something Black female, but Franzen does help me to see the roots of some of their dysfunction.By describing their midwestern home life so skillfully, he helps me to understand some of where Chips failures, Gary's materialistic outlook, and Denise's sexual crisis come from. Enid's struggles on the other hand, hit home for me. I could relate to her feelings for her children-love, pride,disappointment and finally acceptance-and to the painful mixed feelings she had for Alfred as he battled Parkinsons.I found the ending showing Enid's growth, revelations about her family and outlook for the future to be very positive. This is a great novel.