<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book id="146772">
  <title><![CDATA[Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[0803267444]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780803267442]]></isbn13>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
    <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">146772</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">3</books_count>
  <id type="integer">1221661</id>
  <media_type nil="true"></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">1994</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:95|5:50|4:32|3:10|2:3|1:0|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">95</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">414</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">144</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">15</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[4.36]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[88]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[13]]></text_reviews_count>
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella]]></url>
  <authors>
        <author id="48355">
      <name><![CDATA[Brian Evenson]]></name>
      <role><![CDATA[]]></role>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/48355.Brian_Evenson]]></url>
      <average_rating><![CDATA[4.02]]></average_rating>
      <ratings_count><![CDATA[890]]></ratings_count>
      <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[174]]></text_reviews_count>
    </author>
      </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="144">
    <review id="27991048">
    <user id="712441">
    <name><![CDATA[Tom]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bloomfield, NJ]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/712441-tom-troutman]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1250342816p3/712441.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</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>Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 22 15:58:45 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 27 11:39:08 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Reading this assemblage of creeptastic shorts is kind of like delving into a hefty bag of gourmet jelly beans. You could be sitting there enjoying one burst of fanciful fruit filled flavor after the other...and then it hits you. Your face contorts in a macabre fashion as your taste buds retract into...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27991048">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27991048]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="66272143">
    <user id="1309606">
    <name><![CDATA[F.R.]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[London, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1309606-f-r]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1215538383p3/1309606.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</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></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Aug 05 05:37:41 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 01 00:17:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I first heard about Brian Evenson years ago in an article in the London Times (well, I think it was the London Times. I’ve been hunting for it online with little luck). The piece detailed how Evenson was a Mormon who had published one collection, ‘Altmann’s’ Tongue, but unfortunately his fic...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66272143">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66272143]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="59136060">
    <user id="1130578">
    <name><![CDATA[Nan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Denver, CO]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1130578-nan]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1213383754p3/1130578.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</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>Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 10 07:32:14 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 10 07:47:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Here's one more book I'd rather not rate.  My reactions to it are complicated at best.  Evenson's influences seem to be Kafka, Beckett, and the Christian bible.  The violence is sinister, restless, part of his American landscape.  He uses it to explore who we are as a culture.  His images are horrif...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59136060">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59136060]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="38825132">
    <user id="1756720">
    <name><![CDATA[Doug]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Universal, IN]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1756720-doug-martin]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1227902479p3/1756720.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</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>Fri Nov 28 14:58:26 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 28 14:59:32 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorites by BE! And by anyone else, for that matter. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38825132]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="80221194">
    <user id="1145640">
    <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth Frankie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tucson, AZ]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1145640-elizabeth-frankie-rollins]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1260158367p3/1145640.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</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>Mon Dec 07 16:34:03 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 07 16:37:40 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Scary like Angela Carter scary]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80221194]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="57340209">
    <user id="2354453">
    <name><![CDATA[Don]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pahokee, FL]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2354453-don]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1243322983p3/2354453.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</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>Tue May 26 00:34:33 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 26 00:34:48 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[My favorite book of all time.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57340209]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="17616166">
    <user id="395634">
    <name><![CDATA[Brent]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Providence, RI]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/395634-brent-legault]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1194719779p3/395634.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[bee keepers, kept men]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Mar 12 13:37:31 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 12 13:55:27 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Bit of a mixed bag. But what a bag! Imagine it: orange velvet exterior, lined with crushed glass, brimful with tasty treats and tender traps. There's a bee hive in there, for one thing. Not to mention Altmann's slippery tongue. And...other things. Best not to worry the details. The better stories in...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17616166">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17616166]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="9135477">
    <user id="279880">
    <name><![CDATA[Haengbok92]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Philadelphia, PA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/279880-haengbok92]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1187276962p3/279880.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Nov 14 20:41:21 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 14 20:43:44 -0800 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I had the good fortune to hear Evenson read the cover story of this collection, as well as selections from some of his other works, at a reading this past month.  As a result, I have to read this book.  As a writer, he's the full package: prose, character, plot and the ever important niftyness facto...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9135477">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9135477]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="15371048">
    <user id="906691">
    <name><![CDATA[Scott]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/906691-scott]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1233057</id>
  <isbn>051715823X</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780517158234</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">1</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1233057.Altmann_s_Tongue</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>Wed Feb 13 18:43:22 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 13 18:47:41 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The novella at the back of the collection, &quot;The Sanza Affair,&quot; has to go on my list of best detective stories.  However, the rest of the stories in this book, by and large, are as disturbing as they are well-written.  Evenson's deliberate choice of violence and darkness as an aesthetic see...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15371048">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15371048]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="16745531">
    <user id="956877">
    <name><![CDATA[Spencer]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/956877-spencer]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1212543044p3/956877.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</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 Feb 29 22:24:55 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 01 00:12:58 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[my favorite short stories.  unreal.  his characters experience violence in the extreme. but not much fear or pain.  he is clinical about violence in a way that strips violence down to its aesthetics.  maybe thats silly to say.  But no one writes like this guy.  Totally original.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16745531]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="5193027">
    <user id="314238">
    <name><![CDATA[Kevin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/314238-kevin]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1228948092p3/314238.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</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>Mon Aug 27 16:38:10 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 17 07:19:35 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Horribly, gruesomely violent and dark, but also insanely compelling. Many stories defy plot, and yet what happens next feels crucial and revealing. Definitely not for most people, but if it gets you it'll get you good.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5193027]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="3513418">
    <user id="214200">
    <name><![CDATA[Don]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pleasant Grove, UT]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/214200-don]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1228408088p3/214200.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1233058</id>
  <isbn>0679429123</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679429128</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">6</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1233058.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_Novella</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="neverfinishedbutwantto" />
        <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 25 11:27:32 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 17 01:58:39 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Written by the son of a professor I work with.  A very interesting and dark set of tales.  I've read a few, but want to begin again and read the whole thing.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3513418]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="8774920">
    <user id="599814">
    <name><![CDATA[Mike]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[West Jordan, UT]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/599814-mike]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1194272342p3/599814.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="top-shelf" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[The twisted]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 06 19:59:24 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 06 20:00:56 -0800 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This book is disturbing and twisted.  It is the Id on paper.<br/>Brilliant!<br/>Loved every word.<br/>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8774920]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="18992601">
    <user id="676686">
    <name><![CDATA[A.]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/676686-a]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1223477628p3/676686.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</link>
</book>

    <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[semiotics whores]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Dennis Cooper]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 30 10:16:23 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 30 10:16:23 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Almost, but ... not ... quite.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18992601]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="1849683">
    <user id="125672">
    <name><![CDATA[amira]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/125672-amira]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1181584068p3/125672.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</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>Sat Sep 22 19:36:35 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 11 10:16:19 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 16 21:14:02 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[brilliant. read it.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1849683]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="80373582">
    <user id="2642823">
    <name><![CDATA[Veronica]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2642823-veronica]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1255665099p3/2642823.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="short-stories" />
        <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 08 21:13:00 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 08 21:13:00 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80373582]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="80183357">
    <user id="2919331">
    <name><![CDATA[Krysta]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Milaca, MN]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2919331-krysta-gubrud]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1257641651p3/2919331.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 07 11:07:12 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 07 11:07:12 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80183357]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="79264548">
    <user id="811928">
    <name><![CDATA[Forrest]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Madison, WI]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/811928-forrest]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</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>Sat Nov 28 21:39:39 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 28 21:39:39 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79264548]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="79090335">
    <user id="2163030">
    <name><![CDATA[Jessamine]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2163030-jessamine]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238042264p3/2163030.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 26 21:54:31 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 26 21:55:24 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79090335]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="78754836">
    <user id="1426593">
    <name><![CDATA[ApostropheCast]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1426593-apostrophecast]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1218732218p3/1426593.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">146772</id>
  <isbn>0803267444</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780803267442</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">88</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">13</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Altmann's Tongue: Stories and a Novella</title>
  <average_rating>4.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172182065m/146772.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146772.Altmann_s_Tongue_Stories_and_a_Novella</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="apostrophe-cast-authors" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 23 11:15:42 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 23 11:15:42 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78754836]]></url>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
        <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="short-stories" />
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
        <shelf name="apostrophe-cast-authors" />
        <shelf name="weird-lit" />
        <shelf name="read-more-than-once" />
        <shelf name="postmodernism" />
        <shelf name="contemporary" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link id="8">
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=146772</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>