Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Skip Norwood and Go Straight to The Dog of the South

If you're already a Portis fan, you'll find this familiar, if somewhat tedious, territory. It's really a practice run for the truly brilliant The Dog of the South. I wanted to like Norwood, but he's just not an interesting character, and implausibly slow on the uptake. If you've never read Portis, DO NOT read this first. If you are, you must meet Edmund B. Ratner, but be warned, this wonderful character doesn't make his appearance for some time. Norwood has some fine moments - notably his sojourn in New York City - but I was very disappointed.