Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: DOPEY romance masquerading as historical novel

Just because a writer places a tale in a particular historical period and cleverly incorporates a few real historical figures into the narrative does NOT QUALIFY IT AS AN HISTORICAL NOVEL! I admit I "bought" the tale up until the main character easily found passage to New York City with a total stranger. In terms of the realities of economics, class, and the true immigrant experience in America -- the character and her adventures couldn't be further from the truth and no more than a dopey fairy tale romance with so many unbelievable twists and turns one would have to be incredibly gullible to NOT find it outrageously ridiculous. Did I finish it? Only by quickly skim reading pages because I like to verify my judgment based on an entire book. Plus, I like to be able to show students what BAD story-telling looks like. Just because it's published doesn't make it a good story.