Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: I couldn't finish this one

Perhaps it's unfair of me to write a review since I chose not to finish the book, but the fact that I didn't finish it must say something. As many of the other reviewers, I am a big Amy Tan fan. I love her stories of intergenerational and intercultural tensions and this is what we have come to expect from this author. I have no problem with authors writing in a new genre, but this book contains wooden characters, uninteresting dialogue and a plot that plods. Read it if you must, but be forewarned that it is NOT a typical Amy Tan book.