Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Engaging, with life messages that give you pause

First off I have to say that Shantaram is a bit of a guy's book - like Herman Hesse's Siddhartha. I am female, and not generally a fan of the genre. That being said I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Shantaram. Mr. Roberts can certainly write - but he also made me think. There were several chapter endings that I bookmarked as I knew that I wanted to go back to them and read the "punchline" again. Absolutely worth a read.