Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Beatifully written and deeply moving story of redemption

This beautifully written book by William Maxwell reads like a hybrid between a novel and a memoir. It's a coming of age story. It's a murder mystery. And it's a nostalgic look at a lost small-town America. Most important, it's Maxwell's attempt to right a wrong in his own past, to somehow find redemption and release from a personal failure that has haunted him for a lifetime. If you have anything in your own past about which you feel bad, something you regret that you wish you could do over, then you'll likely find this book deeply moving. And it's a darn good murder mystery, too.