Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A Fascinating Look at Desert Life

I just finished this book and thoroughly enjoyed it. As a life-time east cost resident, I found the description of the desert and the people who inhabit it fascinating. All the characters are recognizable as human beings, warts and all, which is the test of a good novel. As another reviewer mentioned, everyone will have their own favorites -- mine is Ruthie the depressed singer. The issue of a gay man falling in love with a woman is not "in-ing" as someone mentioned. He didn't suddenly become heterosexual, he fell in love with a kindred spirit, her gender wasn't a factor.