Review: double-barreled rip-off 
Sentiment: negative

Review: that 's just too boring and obvious 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is an impossible task 
Sentiment: negative

Review: ms. shreve 's novel proved too difficult a text to ` lick , ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: i must report that the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed , fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks .