As someone who loathed Sense and Sensibility, mean Amazon comments about classic books make me laugh. Though mean-mouthing The Diary of Anne Frank seems a bit much.
Recognizing a book for its value capturing a time period or even what its being popular means is still important, but man, did I hate those S&S characters.
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