Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A piercing, evocative novel about far more than just murder.

I reluctantly picked up this book at the library, mostly because the cover was pretty and I only had two minutes to get to class. Both of my parents had read it, and immediately told me it was "the most boring book ever." But I was pleasantly surprised to find that this book is much more than a courtroom drama - it is a beautiful manuscript that examines the psyches of all of its protagonists just as deeply as it examines the murder trial of Kabuo Miyamoto, a character we see from both sides of the spectrum, thanks to Guterson's alternating narratives - and it is this understanding that keeps us is wonder until the very last sentence. This has a lot of symbolism and post-war pain lurking behind the eloquent wording, a feeling you'll find yourself experiencing as well. I would definitely recommend this novel.