Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Purple Prose

Maybe i missed the point entirely, but i had a hard time enjoying this book. I did not understand the manipulation that Avrum exerted on Bobo, i did not understand the relationship between Bobo, Amy and Carter (some 38 years later they are still as friendly as ever), and i certainly did not understand how Bobo could have changed his mind at the very end of the story after hearing "The Shadow Song". This book tries too hard to be lyric and inspired, and fails in the reality check department. I think it falls right there with another fantasy work, _The Bridges of Madison County_.I haven't read anything else by this author, but this book was a waste of my time. Read something else!