Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: An interesting look behind the scenes of a modern phenomenon

I read this book because I've often heard (and thought myself) that what Edward does is shamefully exploitative. I was curious to see if he had an elaborate "vision" of the afterlife, a la the always ridiculous Silvia Browne. I was really surprised with what I found. Edward seems like a genuine, sincere, and likable guy. The focus of the book is his personal rise to fame, which seems to be attributable to hard work and chancing to meet and impress the right people - sort of like anything else. He is very convincing in his assertions that his goal is to help people first and foremost, and the money and attention has simply followed. Personally, I'm not convinced of the existence of his spirit-world "Boys," as he calls his guides, but there does definitely seem to be something unique about this man, and whatever the source, he seems capable of some remarkable things.