Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: a superlative masterpiece.

this was the first thomas harris book that i've read, but if his others are half as good, they will still stand out. this book was filled with many deeper messages, (i.e. the title), visceral descriptions, impressive and original narritive, and the best and most intruiging literary character to date, dr. hannibal lector. harris has written a masterpeice that should be read by all who can take it's theme and sensitive subject matter. and even if they can't, they should at least try. this is the kind of book that should be forced on highschoolers.