Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: An unforgettable storyline !

This is beautifully written book which has left me both spiritually uplifted and profoundly disturbed at the same time. It reveals that concepts such as good and evil are merely a matter of interpretation, and supposedly inhumane acts can be seen as humane in the context of other another set of alien belief systems. Russell's detailed construction of each of the principal characters outlining their fears and hopes, makes other novelists' attempts at character-building look positively shallow. Sci-fi techno-babble is refreshingly kept to a minimum, and I liked Russell's technique of employing a 'flash-back' approach, alternating the storyline between the present and the past. A very enjoyable read.