Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: ... like watching a painted house dry

In a word boring. Want another word: pointless. This is the most boring book I have ever read cover to cover. Normally I'd give up earlier on a turkey like this, but hey it was a long flight and Grisham's are always entertaining... or so I thought.Let me save you the trouble. Story line in brief:. young boy grows up in rural cotton country. help arrives in the summer. two murders happen. suspense builds, until key characters disappear for good. rains wash away crops. family leaves rural cotton countryYes that's it. If you'd like to learn how boring cotton farming is- buy the book. If you like books with plot, entertainment value, character development and some occassional suspense, pass this one by.