<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book id="1387607">
  <title><![CDATA[The Pilgrim's Progress (The World's Classics)]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[0192816071]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780192816078]]></isbn13>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183176112m/1387607.jpg</image_url>
    <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">29797</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">164</books_count>
  <default_description>One of the most powerful dramas of Christian faith ever written, this captivating allegory of man's religious journey in search of salvation follows the pilgrim as he travels an obstacle-filled road to the Celestial City. An enormously influential 17th-century classic, universally known for its simplicity, vigor, and beauty of language.</default_description>
  <id type="integer">1960084</id>
  <media_type>book</media_type>
  <original_language_id type="integer" nil="true"></original_language_id>
  <original_publication_day type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1678</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Pilgrim's Progress (Dover Thrift Editions)</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:3426|5:905|4:911|3:985|2:452|1:173|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">3426</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">12201</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">5129</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">340</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[3.56]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[1]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[0]]></text_reviews_count>
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387607.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress]]></url>
  <authors>
        <author id="16244">
      <name><![CDATA[John Bunyan]]></name>
      <role><![CDATA[]]></role>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16244.John_Bunyan]]></url>
      <average_rating><![CDATA[3.59]]></average_rating>
      <ratings_count><![CDATA[3614]]></ratings_count>
      <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[375]]></text_reviews_count>
    </author>
      </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="5121">
    <review id="16866418">
    <user id="851962">
    <name><![CDATA[Ryan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Columbus, OH]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/851962-ryan]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1201655883p3/851962.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">29824</id>
  <isbn>0451528336</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780451528339</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">20</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">5</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress (Signet Classics (Paperback))</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168047394m/29824.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29824.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>5</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="classic-fiction" />
        <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="own" />
        <shelf name="religion-theology" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 02 19:16:08 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 17 19:29:04 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[So you know when you hear that Citizen Kane is the best movie ever because of how revolutionary it was during its time period, and then you watch it and you realize that the key phrase is &quot;during its time period&quot;? Well, reading Pilgrim's Progress is likely to leave many with the same feeli...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16866418">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16866418]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="26462958">
    <user id="1295593">
    <name><![CDATA[Tara]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1295593-tara]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1215137200p3/1295593.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">2074777</id>
  <isbn>1557480745</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781557480743</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">95</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">15</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2074777.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 06 15:26:37 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 19 12:33:45 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I just read this for the second time. It is really an amazing story. Through various characters that the pilgrim, Christian, and later his wife, Christiana, meet in their journies, we are introduced to various aspects of our own character and how those traits can help or hinder us in life's journey....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26462958">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26462958]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="5184143">
    <user id="314014">
    <name><![CDATA[Paul]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Kandahar, Afghanistan]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/314014-paul]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189570669p3/314014.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">29805</id>
  <isbn>0854761756</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780854761753</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">34</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">5</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168047367m/29805.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29805.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 27 13:14:05 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 01 13:12:07 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I read this book during my second deployment to Iraq as well and it took me quite a while to finish it. I had seen this book referenced often and I wanted to read it on my own. The overall consensus is that it is a very compelling book and will pull at your soul's emotional strings with its simplici...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5184143">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5184143]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47934851">
    <user id="2064885">
    <name><![CDATA[Jonathan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Atlanta, GA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2064885-jonathan]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1235438694p3/2064885.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">776030</id>
  <isbn>0882707574</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780882707570</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">28</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">10</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress in Modern English (Pure Gold Classic) (Pure Gold Classics)</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178247669m/776030.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776030.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress_in_Modern_English</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="theology" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[new Christians seeking guidance and encouragement]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Mom]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 01 16:56:22 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 01 18:09:24 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Though this book might be more appropriately filed under “Classics”, I’m placing it on the “Theology” shelf, for reasons I will outline below.  A staple of Christian literature for hundreds of years, Bunyan’s tale has been read and referenced by children and ministers alike.  Grounded as...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47934851">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47934851]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="42841436">
    <user id="718364">
    <name><![CDATA[Brandon T.]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Stratford, CT]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/718364-brandon-t]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1198770396p3/718364.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">29797</id>
  <isbn>0486426750</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780486426754</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">2594</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">223</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress (Dover Thrift Editions)</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168047365m/29797.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29797.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[those interested in the evolution of religion]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 12 17:21:02 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 12 23:41:19 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This is the 17th-century allegorical tale of Christian, a humble pilgrim, on his journey from the town of Destruction to the Coelestial City, where God resides. In its day, this classic sold more copies than any other book except the Bible. It was particularly popular among the settlers of the colon...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42841436">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42841436]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="56772963">
    <user id="1086026">
    <name><![CDATA[Travis]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Keene, NH]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1086026-travis]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">29797</id>
  <isbn>0486426750</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780486426754</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">2594</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">223</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress (Dover Thrift Editions)</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168047365m/29797.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29797.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="classics" />
        <shelf name="sf-fantasy" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 20 13:54:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed May 20 14:03:30 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I picked this up as part of my on-going quest to read any book featuring a member of Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.<br/>Interesting book, while I can appreciate it's place in literary history, as a novel it's pretty rough going as it's basically a 300 page long religious allegory....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56772963">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56772963]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="13123822">
    <user id="377085">
    <name><![CDATA[Debbie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Beloit, WI]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/377085-debbie]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1203195126p3/377085.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">29797</id>
  <isbn>0486426750</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780486426754</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">2594</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">223</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress (Dover Thrift Editions)</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168047365m/29797.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29797.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="1001-to-read-before-you-die" />
        <shelf name="adventure" />
        <shelf name="fantasy" />
        <shelf name="philosophy" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 1977</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 21 20:49:56 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Feb 21 17:13:06 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The novel follows Christian on his journey to the Celestial City.  His journey, as well as the characters he meets along the way (Faithful, Piety, Sloth, Hopeful, etc.) is an allegory for the moral struggle of each person in the world.<br/><br/>My grandmother bought me a children's version of this...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13123822">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13123822]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="80245283">
    <user id="762235">
    <name><![CDATA[Marcus]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/762235-marcus]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1231281183p3/762235.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">29797</id>
  <isbn>0486426750</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780486426754</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">2594</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">223</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress (Dover Thrift Editions)</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168047365m/29797.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29797.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read-part" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 07 19:52:26 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 07 20:47:47 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I read the first volume and started the second. The first volume is the allegorical dream of the adventures of Christian on his journey to heaven. The second volume starts with several pages of Bunyan talking about how fantastically well the first volume sold and how much it changed the world and ho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80245283">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80245283]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="72915433">
    <user id="1898738">
    <name><![CDATA[Sean]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Calgary, AB, Canada]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1898738-sean]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1254257773p3/1898738.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">776030</id>
  <isbn>0882707574</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780882707570</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">28</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">10</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress in Modern English (Pure Gold Classic) (Pure Gold Classics)</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178247669m/776030.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776030.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress_in_Modern_English</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 29 13:06:22 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 03 19:46:56 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[While having been a Christian for 20+ years, and having heard much about this oft-mentioned classic, I had never finally finished reading it till this summer. <br/><br/>I was rather unmoved. I suppose that my disappointment has a lot to do with expectations. I thought that this would be a full-fle...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72915433">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72915433]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="60712029">
    <user id="94596">
    <name><![CDATA[Arianna]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Unionville, CT]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/94596-arianna]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1260168825p3/94596.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6313648</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13 nil="true"></isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">24</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">2</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6313648.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="1001books" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 22 18:49:05 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 29 14:53:57 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This was an interesting story...one that I'm glad I audiobooked, because I think it would have been quite tedious to read.  I was not so into the religious aspect of it, but I found it much more enjoyable once I reminded myself to look upon it not like a tract, but rather like The Odyssey, which was...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60712029">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60712029]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="5476036">
    <user id="262091">
    <name><![CDATA[Stephen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/262091-stephen-a]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1212160729p3/262091.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">29803</id>
  <isbn>0192803611</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780192803610</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">153</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">15</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress (Oxford World's Classics)</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168047366m/29803.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29803.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Sep 01 08:08:32 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 01 08:13:29 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[simply amazing. There is a reason why many literary critics consider this the best Christian book/read next to the Bible. This book although not a difficult read compared to other literary classics will definitely challenge you with its many allegories and metaphors of the Christian life. For anyone...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5476036">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5476036]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="73993125">
    <user id="2187043">
    <name><![CDATA[Mike]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Old Hickory, TN]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2187043-mike]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1253643467p3/2187043.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">2074777</id>
  <isbn>1557480745</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781557480743</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">95</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">15</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2074777.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Oct 09 13:02:18 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 09 13:12:45 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I have a few versions of this on my shelves from the nicely bound hard back to paper backs I can hand out (you know &quot;loan&quot;),<br/><br/>This is (as I'm sure most already know) an allegorical journey depicting the struggles of living the Christian life. John Bunyan was a Baptist imprisioned...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73993125">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73993125]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="54013335">
    <user id="1524490">
    <name><![CDATA[Jude]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Palo Alto, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1524490-jude-cooney]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1221289631p3/1524490.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">29797</id>
  <isbn>0486426750</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780486426754</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">2594</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">223</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress (Dover Thrift Editions)</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168047365m/29797.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29797.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Apr 26 09:34:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Apr 26 10:14:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[John Bunyan, the tinker from Bedford, England, would write this book while serving time in a Bedford jail for preaching the Word of God. He begins this book - which is basically about His own struggle and walk as a believer in Christ, and one which many can relate to, by writing ''while I was sleepi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54013335">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54013335]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="45455220">
    <user id="1855579">
    <name><![CDATA[Emgbane]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Centreville, VA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1855579-emgbane]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">776030</id>
  <isbn>0882707574</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780882707570</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">28</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">10</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress in Modern English (Pure Gold Classic) (Pure Gold Classics)</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178247669m/776030.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/776030.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress_in_Modern_English</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>true</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Feb 05 08:37:37 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Feb 05 08:47:10 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I can barely express my profound disappointment in The Pilgrim's Progress.  First, let me state that I am reviewing The Pilgrim's Progress in Modern English as revised and updated by L. Edward Hazel Baker.  I believe it is an excellent translation keeping true to John Bunyan's theology, but making i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45455220">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45455220]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="42894035">
    <user id="1904012">
    <name><![CDATA[Philip]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Belle Center, OH]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1904012-philip]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1231859259p3/1904012.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">29797</id>
  <isbn>0486426750</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780486426754</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">2594</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">223</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress (Dover Thrift Editions)</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168047365m/29797.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29797.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone wishing to deepen their spirituality]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 13 07:27:54 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 13 08:01:20 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>10</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I have read this ten times or more.  It's a wonderful portrayal of the Christian life in an extended allegory of a trip from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City.  It's in two parts:  the first deals with the journey by Christian, accompanied later and principly by Faithful and Hopeful.  My...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42894035">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42894035]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="56063093">
    <user id="2319022">
    <name><![CDATA[Richard]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[El Paso, TX]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2319022-richard-torres]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1242700037p3/2319022.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">29797</id>
  <isbn>0486426750</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780486426754</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">2594</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">223</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress (Dover Thrift Editions)</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168047365m/29797.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29797.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 14 10:03:42 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu May 14 10:13:04 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Pilgrims Progress can be loosly called just  an allegory, but what it really is is  theology meets philosohy with a solid bedrock of scripture. It is fantastic! I am very sorry I did not read it in college. This book is always viewed as an &quot;old&quot; or very conservative book, but in truth it d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56063093">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56063093]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="57384736">
    <user id="794912">
    <name><![CDATA[Jaclyn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Walnut Creek, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/794912-jaclyn]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1253138644p3/794912.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">29797</id>
  <isbn>0486426750</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780486426754</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">2594</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">223</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress (Dover Thrift Editions)</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168047365m/29797.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29797.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="books-i-own" />
        <shelf name="christian" />
        <shelf name="classics" />
        <shelf name="summer-09-challenge" />
        <shelf name="well-educated-mind" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue May 26 11:26:24 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 22 09:12:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>2</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I originally read this book in high school and I got so bogged down with the old english that I really didn't get much out of it.  However, I've recently embarked on a personal challenge to read/re-read the classics in chronological order as suggested by the book The Well Educated Mind.  This was th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57384736">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57384736]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="69636284">
    <user id="1714947">
    <name><![CDATA[Emily]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Nine Mile Falls, WA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1714947-emily]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1249444454p3/1714947.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">29797</id>
  <isbn>0486426750</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780486426754</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">2594</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">223</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress (Dover Thrift Editions)</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168047365m/29797.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29797.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 31 20:09:22 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 29 15:05:19 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This isn't easy for me to do, but I admit it.  I give up.  I can't make myself slog through this anymore.<br/><br/>I picked this up as part of my ongoing project to read classics I've somehow missed out on in the first 31 years of my life.  Also, an old friend listed it as one of her 20 Most Memor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69636284">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69636284]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="41990869">
    <user id="107511">
    <name><![CDATA[Eleanore]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/107511-eleanore]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1180617013p3/107511.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">2074777</id>
  <isbn>1557480745</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781557480743</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">95</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">15</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2074777.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 05 12:50:25 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Feb 07 18:32:05 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I had previously read a version of The Pilgrim's Progress written for children that had revealed an unexpectedly adventurous tale that seemed no less vivid for being a fairly simplistic allegory, thinly veiled, and with such leading character names as &quot;Faithful&quot;, &quot;Hopeful&quot;, &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41990869">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41990869]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="75810554">
    <user id="2880673">
    <name><![CDATA[Cragg]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Naperville, IL]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2880673-cragg]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">29797</id>
  <isbn>0486426750</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780486426754</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">2594</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">223</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Pilgrim's Progress (Dover Thrift Editions)</title>
  <average_rating>3.56</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168047365m/29797.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29797.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 26 14:43:50 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 26 14:51:42 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I read where this was the most read book next to the Bible, but I'm not sure of that paramount distinction.  Maybe so though...<br/><br/>I thoroughly enjoyed the book.  The language is masterful.  The insights to a disciples experience were familiar and well illustrated in fictional form.  There w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75810554">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75810554]]></url>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
        <shelf name="classics" />
        <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="christian" />
        <shelf name="religion" />
        <shelf name="classic" />
        <shelf name="christian-fiction" />
        <shelf name="literature" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link id="8">
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1387607</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>