Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Drowning Ruth

This is not the kind of book I would normally read. My reading tastes run to mysteries or spy/political thrillers. Someone had suggested "drowning Ruth" to me, so I decided to give some time to a new experience. I loved this book. It kept me up for nights on end. The time period and the characters just grew on me. I could hardly wait for the next chapter. When it was over, I wanted to know more... What I found so revealing is the fact that people are more or less the same today as they were years ago. The same fears, the same hopes, the same secrets. I also appreciated that you could use your own brain to fill in the details. No dirty words or explicit sex scenes. I would recommend this book to all age groups. I promise you will love it too.