Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Novel falls far short of goals

One of the worst novels I have ever read. As an evangelical Christian I can appreciate the urge to promote Christian principles and ideals especially since there is a definite anti-Christian bias in the media both in TV and secular novels but this novel isn't the answer. It is so badly written that it is almost laughable. It's impossible to take it seriously. The characters are simply not believable -- they are stereotypes and caricatures. Better choices are Grisham's "The Testament", any of Frank Peretti's novels or the novels of Jan Karron.