<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book id="2869534">
  <title><![CDATA[The Ransom of Red Chief and Other Stories]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[3526521506]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9783526521501]]></isbn13>
    <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">963839</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">16</books_count>
  <default_description>Bill and Sam arrive in the small American town of Summit with only two hundred dollars, but they need more and Sam has an idea for making a lot of money. When things start to go very wrong, both men soon regret their visit - and the idea.</default_description>
  <id type="integer">3093500</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">1910</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Ransom of Red Chief</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:277|5:110|4:97|3:60|2:9|1:1|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">277</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">1137</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">316</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">21</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[4.10]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[5]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[0]]></text_reviews_count>
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2869534.The_Ransom_of_Red_Chief_and_Other_Stories]]></url>
  <authors>
        <author id="8993">
      <name><![CDATA[O. Henry]]></name>
      <role><![CDATA[]]></role>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8993.O_Henry]]></url>
      <average_rating><![CDATA[4.10]]></average_rating>
      <ratings_count><![CDATA[4993]]></ratings_count>
      <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[335]]></text_reviews_count>
    </author>
      </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="316">
    <review id="33591776">
    <user id="312099">
    <name><![CDATA[Cippi]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Indonesia]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/312099-cippi]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 23 01:54:42 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 23 01:54:42 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[O. Henry's humorous, energetic style shows the influence of Mark Twain and Ambrose Bierce. The story tells about two kidnappers, who make off with the young son of a prominent man. They find out that the child is a real nuisance. In the end they agree to pay the boy's father to take him back. - &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33591776">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33591776]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="74489781">
    <user id="2748810">
    <name><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2748810-jennifer]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Oct 14 06:37:25 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 14 06:39:18 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This is one of my favorite short stories. Anyone who has children can appreciate this because I think that there hasn't been a time when we haven't thought like the father in this story. It is one of the funniest stories I have ever read. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74489781]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="56690424">
    <user id="2336641">
    <name><![CDATA[Annie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Salt Lake City, UT]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2336641-annie-savidge]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1970</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue May 19 19:33:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 19 19:35:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The ransom of Red Chief is my favorite O. Henry story.  I first read it as a teenager.  Since I have several brothers, at least one of whom could be Red Chief's twin, I really related.  This is one of the funniest short stories ever. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56690424]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="58859145">
    <user id="2395374">
    <name><![CDATA[Deshawn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2395374-deshawn]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 08 09:06:14 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 08 09:21:44 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This was a funny book.It was about two men holding a young kid up for ransome; The kid's parents are rich. But everything changes when the kid tourtures/plays pranks on the two men.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58859145]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="55179328">
    <user id="1262684">
    <name><![CDATA[Nioniel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Canada]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1262684-nioniel]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read-in-2009" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 06 14:48:46 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed May 06 14:49:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Read this for my online English 10 course]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55179328]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="54488649">
    <user id="2185963">
    <name><![CDATA[Irene]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Antonio, TX]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2185963-irene-hollimon]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="books-i-didn-t-finish" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 30 11:22:45 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 30 11:23:01 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[had it in school- not sure I read it all]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54488649]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="77924109">
    <user id="2787012">
    <name><![CDATA[Kyle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Hurricane, UT]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2787012-kyle-ballard]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 15 21:00:04 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 15 21:00:24 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Short story but a good one]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77924109]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="49475673">
    <user id="1553341">
    <name><![CDATA[Carina]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Williamsburg, VA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1553341-carina]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 16 13:36:50 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 16 13:37:11 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[It was hilarious.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49475673]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="13201786">
    <user id="817259">
    <name><![CDATA[Sharon]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Madison, NJ]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/817259-sharon]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 22 16:31:09 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 22 16:32:27 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I love short stories.  This is one of my favorite O. Henrys.  Another that is more difficult to find is &quot;The Pimienta Pancakes.&quot;]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13201786]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="23203599">
    <user id="896399">
    <name><![CDATA[Jeanne]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/896399-jeanne]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="may-2008" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 29 05:59:58 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu May 29 06:01:13 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I read this years ago, and decided to revisit it.  What a fun read!  I have known several kids like this...probably was one.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23203599]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="6966751">
    <user id="352122">
    <name><![CDATA[Lou]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Rio Rancho, NM]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/352122-lou]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="fiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Everyone]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Sep 28 16:19:21 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 28 16:20:03 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Hilarious!<br/><br/>Someone made a movie many years ago called, &quot;Savannah Smiles,&quot; which is a similar story.<br/><br/>--Wag--]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6966751]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="34361611">
    <user id="1181435">
    <name><![CDATA[Allison]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Columbus, OH]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1181435-allison]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="j-fiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 02 09:24:35 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 02 09:25:51 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[6th grade classic. Ohh Henry.  Always creating fun foibles combined with incredibly dense writing.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34361611]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="20593538">
    <user id="973329">
    <name><![CDATA[Gretchen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Charlottesville, VA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/973329-gretchen]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1960</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Apr 20 14:19:36 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Apr 27 13:39:00 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[My literature teacher read this aloud to us--I loved it--I have known children like that!!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20593538]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="1611733">
    <user id="110675">
    <name><![CDATA[Megan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Winter Park, FL]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/110675-megan-cassidy]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="hadtoreadforschool" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jun 02 13:38:27 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jun 16 21:07:11 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Funny.  It was probably even better before that crappy movie &quot;Problem Child&quot; came out.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1611733]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="29353198">
    <user id="1396160">
    <name><![CDATA[Kandice]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[El Cajon, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1396160-kandice]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Aug 05 16:27:43 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Aug 05 16:28:02 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Hilarious! Having two sons of my own, it's not even that far fetched!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29353198]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="22047751">
    <user id="1154954">
    <name><![CDATA[Matt]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Englewood, CO]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1154954-matt]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun May 11 18:55:11 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun May 11 18:57:16 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Absolutely Hilarious. Great short story of kidnapping gone wrong.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22047751]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="18181560">
    <user id="1005834">
    <name><![CDATA[Ebookwormy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1005834-ebookwormy]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="2-enjoyed" />
        <shelf name="carp-500" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 20 08:37:02 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Mar 20 08:37:31 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[A scary story for those of us who don't have kids yet....]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18181560]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="20897499">
    <user id="1001855">
    <name><![CDATA[Kathy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Frankford, WV]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1001855-kathy-kaylor]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="fiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 24 11:33:40 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 24 11:34:21 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I know this kid!  Wait, I married him.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20897499]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="33105422">
    <user id="706675">
    <name><![CDATA[Adam]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/706675-adam]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Some People]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Mr. McCarthy]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 17 12:44:45 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 17 12:45:43 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>2</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[THAT was kinda weird]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33105422]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="37092923">
    <user id="1610670">
    <name><![CDATA[Renie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cirebon, Indonesia]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1610670-renie]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 06 23:22:38 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 06 23:23:28 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[very funny!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37092923]]></url>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
        <shelf name="classics" />
        <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="humor" />
        <shelf name="short-stories" />
        <shelf name="classic" />
        <shelf name="humour" />
        <shelf name="comedy" />
        <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=2869534</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>