Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Couldn't believe the ratings

I bought this book based on other reader's reviews and couldn't believe such a hackneyed plot and poor writing would merit this kind of praise. One gets the sense that author Elliot wished he were his own creation in that virtually every female on the planet is instantly attracted to "Touch" Benson (of course he's both attractive AND intelligent...).The book reads like a bad movie, and the ending is not especially surprising given the fact that such twists have been better explored by writers like Margaret Millar and Stanley Ellin - far superior writers with a real gift for the language. Skip this one.