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Andrew Davidson

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http://www.goodreads.com/andrewdavidson

born
April 12, 1969

gender
male

place of birth
Canada

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January 2008


about this author

Hi, and thanks for coming to my profile on Goodreads.

On August 5th, 2008, my first novel - The Gargoyle - was published. This was, of course, tremendously exciting for me. In America, the publisher is Doubleday; in Canada, the publisher is Random House; in the UK, the publisher is Canongate; in Australia, the publisher is Text. As well, the book will be translated into twenty-eight languages.

I'm very much enjoying being a part of the GoodReads community, and I hope that I'll hear from readers who enjoy my work. Feel free to say hello.

All the best,
Andrew Davidson




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The Gargoyle is nominated for a British Book Award

Hi Everyone,

I think it's just about time that I gave the blog function on Goodreads a try....

In the U.K. there's a television program called Richard and Judy that is quite active in supporting books. At the moment, they're running a ten-week series of shows for their "Best Reads 2009." One of the books on this list of ten is -- hooray! -- The Gargoyle.

At the Galaxy British Book Awards in Lon...more
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avg rating: 3.97 | 2,329 ratings | 885 reviews | 1 distinct work | 104 fans
The Gargoyle The Gargoyle
by Andrew Davidson (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,157 ratings — published 2007
18 editions
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July 01
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Andrew read and liked Sarah's review of The Gargoyle:

"My new favorite book of all time- completely breathtaking.

It took me several months to finally get my hands on this book after two people had mentioned it to me, and I could not believe the quality of the writing. This book is incredibly ...more
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June 21
1056153
Andrew read and liked Julie's review of The Gargoyle:

"Wonderful characters and a fantastic story. A creative, beautiful and unexpected blend of smut, mysticism, love and rebirth. "
1689468
Andrew read and liked Iva Pejkovic's review of The Gargoyle:

"amazing book "
May 09
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Andrew made a comment on Andrew's profile:
855997 Andrew wrote: "Hi Ruth,

I *think* there should be English language copies of the book in India... I know that I've g...more
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March 16
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Andrew made a comment in the group Chicks On LitThe Gargoyle ((spoilers likely))****** topic:
855997 Andrew wrote: "Hi Jenni

Not often I get to write Japanese either...

Andrew

P.S. .... with a *great deal* of help from ...more
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February 02
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Andrew joined the Chicks On Lit and Burned by Love groups.
May 01, 2008
855997 Andrew installed the Goodreads Facebook Application facebook
January 30, 2008
A Prayer for Owen Me... Andrew gave 5 of 5 stars to:
A Prayer for Owen Meany (Paperback)
by John Irving
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"I understand that some people find God after misfortune, although this seems to me even more ridiculous than finding Him in good times. 'God smote me. He must love me.' It's like not wanting a romantic relationship until a member of the opposite sex punches you in the face. My 'miraculous survival' will not change my opinion that Heaven is an idea constructed by man to help him cope with the fact that life on earth is both brutally short, and paradoxically, far too long. "
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""God cannot be referred to as 'good,' 'better,' or 'best' because He is above all things. If a man says that God is wise, the man is lying because anything that is wise can become wiser. Anything that a man might say about God is incorrect... The best a man can do is to remain silent...The true master knows that if he had a God he could understand, he would never hold Him to be God.""
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"If you listen to the wind very carefully, you'll be able to hear me whisper my love for you."
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message 30: by the_gunners_babe
06/17/2009 08:37AM

277331 Hi Andrew,

Thanks for accepting my friend request. I'm reading your book at the moment. I just started reading it a few minutes ago. So far, it has really nice and catching sentences.


message 29: by Andrew
05/09/2009 12:49AM

855997 Hi Ruth,

I *think* there should be English language copies of the book in India... I know that I've gotten messages from people in India who have read it.

Good luck. I hope you can find it!

Andrew


message 28: by Ruth
05/08/2009 11:53PM

2278610 Are your books available in India?


message 27: by Ruth
05/08/2009 11:53PM

2278610 Are your books available in India?


message 26: by Ruth
05/08/2009 11:52PM

2278610 Your quotes are inspiring...


message 25: by Lynn
04/27/2009 11:51AM

2118307 brilliant book loving every page, only problem is i have to work between reading.


message 24: by Andrew
02/10/2009 03:57PM

855997 Hi Nancy,

And thanks for accepting that friendship request. I'll do my best on that future work.

Andrew


message 23: by Nancy
02/10/2009 03:43PM

763271 Hi Andrew,

Thanks for the nice comments on my review and the friendship request. Looking forward to more of your work.


message 22: by Andrew
02/04/2009 07:48PM

855997 HI Tori,

You're welcome, and I'm glad you accepted the invitation and loved the book....

Best,
Andrew


message 21: by Tori
02/04/2009 06:46PM

1676497 Hey David! Thanks for the request, The question was really a trick, I couldn't live with just music or books to be honest. Glad you liked my review, I loved your book! Thanks for taking the time to write that invitation too! :)
Ciao,
Tori


message 20: by Andrew
02/04/2009 06:56AM

855997 Hi Sarah,

Thanks for the note, and for accepting the friend invite. Very pleased you liked the book...

Best,
Andrew


message 19: by Sarah
02/04/2009 06:03AM

11546 Thanks for the friend request! I really enjoyed your book.


message 18: by Andrew
01/27/2009 10:20AM

855997 Thanks Kate,

I'm glad you liked my liking.... and thanks for the recommendation to the librarian....

Best,
Andrew


message 17: by Kate
01/27/2009 09:19AM

1568078 Andrew, I'm so glad you liked my review of The Gargoyle - I appreciated its originality and insight. When I returned it to the library, I recommended it my librarian friend.


message 16: by Cindy
01/26/2009 07:16AM

365038 Thanks so much for taking the time to comment on my review and for the friend request! I am honored!


message 15: by Andrew
11/13/2008 07:28AM

855997 HI Robyn,

It's nice to be stumbled upon.....

Best,
Andrew


message 14: by Robyn
11/13/2008 06:18AM

1028061 Just wanted to mention stumbling upon your book was a pleasent surprise. I work at a large library here and when we first got your book, nobody had ever heard of you, "Who's this new guy?" So I picked it up and indulged myself....very nice...


message 13: by Andrew (last edited 11/03/2008 07:49AM)
11/03/2008 07:48AM

855997 Hi Destiny

Thanks so much for your kind comments on The Gargoyle; I really do appreciate them very much. And I'm glad to know that you intend to go back and read it again....

Best,
Andrew


message 12: by Destiny
11/03/2008 06:40AM

870467 Thank you for the compliment and thank you, thank you for your hard work and time spent on The Gargoyle. It is a beautiful book and one I will read again.


message 11: by Zangmo
09/15/2008 02:38PM

1531641 I said this in my review, but this is the kind of book I would love to write. I read the entire thing yesterday. It's one of the few books I want to read again, so I could go back & pick up more of the symbolism and see how some of the pieces fit together...
Thank you for this wonderful book!


message 10: by Andrew
09/03/2008 08:33PM

855997 Thanks Jason!


message 9: by Jason
09/03/2008 06:23PM

1064565 Just wanted to let you know i greatly enjoyed your book. I just finished reading it. Hope to read your next work soon!


message 8: by Andrew (last edited 08/31/2008 11:56PM)
08/31/2008 11:55PM

855997 Hi Lindsey

A previously normal man (or woman) wakes up one morning, and discovers that s/he now suffers from hedonophobia.

Sounds like a horror story to me; how would *you* cope with that in your life?

Andrew





message 7: by Lindsey
08/31/2008 10:09PM

912212 I have a hard time STARTING writing. It seems when I have an objective, I'm OK. I'm wondering if you would challenge me to write something. My tendencies are toward horror and fantasy. If you feel like indulging me, give me a couple of characters or a framework and I'll go from there.I see it as a writing exercise I guess. I know I could do the horror thing better than the men, I just gotta get started.

I know it sounds crazy...but just give me a sentence and I'll write back with more. Geez ... I sound like a lunatic. Oh well, here goes ...


message 6: by Andrew
08/24/2008 07:44PM

855997 .... And now "Bloodlines" - not written by me - is gone from my profile.

Andrew


message 5: by Andrew
08/24/2008 09:29AM

855997 Hi Amy

"Bloodlines" is a novel by an Andrew Davidson, but not me. I've asked for the Goodreads librarian to remove the book from my profile, and I'm waiting for that to happen.

Best,
Andrew




message 4: by Amy
08/24/2008 06:31AM

563794 If Gargoyle was your first novel, what's Bloodlines? It appears to have been published in 1999?


message 3: by Paul
08/22/2008 09:34AM

Nophoto-m-25x33 Andrew, Sorry, don't log in here often. Back in March it was almost impossible to get a copy here in the office from Eric. But I thought it was a great book. Congratulations on the release!

Paul



message 2: by Kathe
08/19/2008 12:34PM

1022577 Congratulations, Andrew! I was at what appeared to be a very successful book launch for you last night in Winnipeg. You seem like a very personable man. By the way, you are not weird as you stated. I have your book and am looking forward to reading it. Once again, conrats, so nice to see one of our own with much success.


message 1: by Lolly
08/10/2008 07:38PM

1412404 I am not going to attempt to describe The Gargoyle, I wouldn't want to taint such a fabulous book! What I will say is that any negative review I have read shocked me because this is the best book I have read in years. It touched me, it seduced me and it even educated me. I am suspended over great heights until he publishes another book. I cannot for the life of me explain what the book is about, because it contains such meaning and it takes a rare gift to fit so much into one story! It weaves stories within stories and it is painful, moving, romantic (and that is a weak word to describe the love contained within it's binding), mystical and he's fit humor and cheek in as well. Andrew Davidson is a gifted orginal, and with the many books that are being published today that leave us all on empty he is a Godsend- well to the book addicts anyway. Read and read again and again and hold on to your copy for dear life, because if someone picks it up, you will NOT see it again!


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