Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Borrow, don't buy.

I'm very glad I did not purchase this book, and instead borrowed it on interlibrary loan through my public library. The painted photographs are a unique way to illustrate a story, and Valdemar is a strikingly handsome man, but the lack of substance in the plot and the two-dimensional characterization detract from true enjoyment of this short story/novella.