Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Skip it.

This is one of those books that makes me feel BETRAYED! I found it on a "staff recommendation" table. I liked the cover, liked the premise, liked that the story took place in Wisconsin . . . It seemed to have all the ingredients for a book I might enjoy. Except for one BIG thing. The writing is awful. I'd like to comment that I didn't have a problem with the large cast of characters and think the author did a fairly good job defining them with brief but telling characteristics in the opening chapter; however, that's the only thing I can praise about the writing. Will someone please tell me how garbage like this not only gets into print, but gets positive reviews, impressive publicity and ends up on a staff recommendation table?Because of this book, I have made a personal vow to no longer buy ANY book before checking the reviews of "real" readers on Amazon.com. Had I visited this listing first, I would have saved myself eleven bucks. Geez.