Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A superb historical novel

The book is itself a wonder. The attention to period detail and use of archaic, but accessible, language make it a pleasure to read. Having read about many "truth-is-stranger-than-fiction" events in the lives of real historical characters, I think some of the customer reviews are nitipicking the book's satisfying ending. I also think their quibbling over feminism in the novel is groundless. As a teenager in the 1950s, I was scoffed at for expressing some feminist leanings. Human nature remains the same throughout the times, and I felt nothing out of place in Year of Wonders. I'm looking forward now to reading Brooks' novel, March, and to someday seeing a good film version of Year of Wonders.