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  <title><![CDATA[Golem in the Gears (Xanth, #9)]]></title>
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  <default_description>Grundy Golem got no respect. So, to prove himself, he volunteered for a quest to find the long-lost dragon, Stanley Steamer. On the way, he somehow manages to free a damsel in distress-- but not without incurring the wrath of the Sea Hag in the process. And when it comes to avenging herself on Grundy, the Sea Hag will never give up....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1985</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Golem in the Gears (Xanth, #9)</original_title>
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  <average_rating><![CDATA[3.47]]></average_rating>
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      <name><![CDATA[Piers Anthony]]></name>
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    <review id="51552344">
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    <name><![CDATA[Monica]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Apr 04 23:20:00 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Apr 04 23:36:56 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I remember I enjoyed this series a great deal when I was an early teen. I also remember that as the series went on it got darker, weirder and a little pervier.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="56805578">
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    <name><![CDATA[Christina]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 20 19:07:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 25 11:41:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>2</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[While I found this young adult book lacking for my adult tastes, I still rather enjoyed reading it.  I absolutely adored this book as a child!]]></body>
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    <review id="53811290">
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    <name><![CDATA[Muttix]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Apr 24 06:31:55 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Apr 27 12:09:09 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This was a pretty good Xanth book. I liked watching Grundy evolve as a character with more depth than just his usual insults. ]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="44983545">
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 31 15:18:00 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 31 15:18:08 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just way cute, interesting ideas, and fun stories.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="58913097">
    <user id="2396869">
    <name><![CDATA[Scott]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Vancouver, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 08 16:09:14 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 08 16:09:17 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[See Book 1 Review]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58913097?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="13510081">
    <user id="547807">
    <name><![CDATA[Cara]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cincinnati, OH]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 25 08:56:16 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 31 07:01:41 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Much better than the last couple of books in the series. The story had mostly old characters and only added three new ones. I'm glad Grundy finally got his own story/quest.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="49840959">
    <user id="1139764">
    <name><![CDATA[Kristin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Elgin, IL]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 19 22:18:19 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 28 20:14:23 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[See my review for a spell for chameleon.<br/>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="5018336">
    <user id="272061">
    <name><![CDATA[Jonathan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cambridge, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 23 12:57:32 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 23 12:58:07 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The Xanth books are like a genre of their very own, packed with puns and an adolescent mentality they still contrive to be fun.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5018336?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="21496777">
    <user id="1108617">
    <name><![CDATA[Jeremy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Salt Lake City, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri May 02 21:14:27 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 02 21:15:01 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Is anyone really insignificant?  That's what this book is all about.  True love can come to even the least of us. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21496777?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="32564518">
    <user id="1517027">
    <name><![CDATA[Fumphwoog, Lady of all Sorrows]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 10 18:06:54 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 10 18:06:57 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Very cute series. Very creative, just full of silly things. I really enjoyed this series.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32564518?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="6739294">
    <user id="413706">
    <name><![CDATA[Jeremiah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Galveston, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 24 19:41:42 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 26 17:19:58 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[First Xanth book I ever read and got me hooked on the series when I was young. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6739294?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="7391477">
    <user id="502327">
    <name><![CDATA[D-train Longfellow]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 07 13:47:24 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 07 13:48:21 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Grundy finally gets his own book! It rules. They all rule.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="49384550">
    <user id="2000633">
    <name><![CDATA[Kimberly]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bolton Landing, NY]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 15 17:42:12 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jun 21 15:31:44 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[very good. loved it. grundy is awesome. =)]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49384550?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="34628075">
    <user id="1406277">
    <name><![CDATA[Janene]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Roy, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 05 22:06:18 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 05 22:06:32 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[What a delight the Xanth series is!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34628075?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="7289084">
    <user id="469341">
    <name><![CDATA[Aaron]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[thos who like xanth]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 04 21:20:34 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 04 21:22:20 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Fun, some adventure, magic magic magic.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7289084?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="367914">
    <user id="34033">
    <name><![CDATA[Dev]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Mar 21 12:55:33 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 11 21:18:39 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Probably the weakest Xanth I read.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="18781955">
    <user id="76842">
    <name><![CDATA[Rae]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Payson, UT]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Thu Mar 27 13:18:07 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 09 18:25:47 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This is a Xanth novel.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="6763279">
    <user id="417190">
    <name><![CDATA[Dana]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Arena, WI]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 25 08:19:22 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 25 08:19:40 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[love it]]></body>
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    <review id="78596323">
    <user id="2917036">
    <name><![CDATA[Daniel]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sat Nov 21 20:38:50 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 21 20:38:50 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
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    <review id="78361129">
    <user id="1983329">
    <name><![CDATA[Sara]]></name>
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  <date_added>Thu Nov 19 15:47:06 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 19 15:47:06 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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