Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Read the first in the series--skip this one

I'm not moved often to write reviews pro or con but this book was so terrible I had to act. I gave it one star because the writing is literate.I will only say that I have read all the other books in this series except the one immediately before this one. I missed it and was excited to see a new one! Alas, moving to the U.S. seems to have completely changed her personality. She has become tedious, whiny, and tentative. The plot of this novel is uninvolving and very slow to get started. The other characters, except Aunt Norie, are pedestrian.If you want exciting books about Japan, read the Isaac Adamson series with Billy Chaka or, for a slower pace and intriguing characters, the early Banana Yoshimoto. Check out Haruki Murakami. There's good stuff out there. This isn't it.Lose Hugh and send Rei back to Tokyo. Let's have some fun.