<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book id="3499678">
  <title><![CDATA[Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[0393067637]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780393067637]]></isbn13>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
    <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">3499678</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">1</books_count>
  <default_description>&lt;I&gt;New York Times Magazine&lt;/I&gt; food editor Amanda Hesser has showcased the food-inspired recollections of some of America's leading writers&amp;#151;playwrights, screenwriters, novelists, poets, journalists&amp;#151;in the magazine. &lt;I&gt;Eat, Memory&lt;/I&gt; collects the twenty-six best stories and recipes to accompany them.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Ann Patchett confronts her stubbornness in a heated argument she once had with her then-boyfriend, now husband, over dinner at the famed Paris restaurant Taillevent. Tom Perrotta explains how his long list of food aversions almost landed him in an East German prison. Gabrielle Hamilton finds that hiring a blind cook leads her into ethical terrain she wasn't prepared to navigate. And poet Billy Collins muses over his relationship with a fish he once ate.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Also included are stories by Chang-rae Lee, Patricia Marx, John Burnham Schwartz, George Saunders, Colson Whitehead, Kiran Desai, Pico Iyer, and Heidi Julavits, among others.</default_description>
  <id type="integer">3541293</id>
  <media_type nil="true"></media_type>
  <original_language_id type="integer" nil="true"></original_language_id>
  <original_publication_day type="integer">3</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">11</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2008</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:90|5:8|4:32|3:35|2:14|1:1|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">90</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">302</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">242</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">28</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[3.36]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[89]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[27]]></text_reviews_count>
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times]]></url>
  <authors>
        <author id="24955">
      <name><![CDATA[Amanda Hesser]]></name>
      <role><![CDATA[Editor]]></role>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/24955.Amanda_Hesser]]></url>
      <average_rating><![CDATA[3.40]]></average_rating>
      <ratings_count><![CDATA[595]]></ratings_count>
      <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[164]]></text_reviews_count>
    </author>
      </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="242">
    <review id="38768462">
    <user id="502486">
    <name><![CDATA[Ann]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Oakland, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/502486-ann]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191793130p3/502486.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="nonfiction" />
        <shelf name="short-stories" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 27 15:14:07 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 01 15:45:38 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Delightful.  A compilation the NY Times column of the same name - essays by terrific writers about food and eating.  Not &quot;food writers&quot; - there are no essays by MFK Fisher here (although there is one rather disturbing essay about her).  Check out the very funny recipes by Patricia Marx, Th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38768462">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38768462]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="40953933">
    <user id="137566">
    <name><![CDATA[Kate]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/137566-kate]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1182189975p3/137566.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="foodwriting" />
        <shelf name="quick-reads" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Dec 26 14:28:20 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Dec 26 14:39:51 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[A lot of these essays seem only to scratch the surface. But they were probably perfect for a newspaper column, which is where they first appeared, and choice of authors is fun. From this collection, I learned that Tom Perrotta is a cripplingly picky eater. And that an elderly MFK Fisher grew tired o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40953933">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40953933]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="43506541">
    <user id="1535777">
    <name><![CDATA[Peggy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tylersport, PA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1535777-peggy]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 18 16:32:52 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 18 16:45:03 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[These 26 essays are memories that somehow involve food.  They are all 3-4 pages long.  These remembrances are silly, or sad, or serious, or funny, or uplifting and many end with the recipe for that particular food.<br/>Rather than a meal, I used this book as a snack; something to munch on while wait...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43506541">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43506541]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="37880682">
    <user id="1173248">
    <name><![CDATA[Janet]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bronx, NY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1173248-janet]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1215615835p3/1173248.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="cookbook" />
        <shelf name="memoir-bio" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 16 13:15:12 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 05 10:45:55 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I love this kind of stuff--personal essays where people take you back to something meaningful that happened to them in their life.  And in this case it included memories involving food, so how could this book lose?  A couple of times I would turn to my companion and say, &quot;I love this book!&quot;]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37880682]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="49143028">
    <user id="1590672">
    <name><![CDATA[Sandy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Saline, MI]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1590672-sandy]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Mar 13 07:59:28 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Mar 13 13:18:21 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This is a short little book, with a bunch of snack-sized (but delicious) essays. The first one in there (by author Ann Patchett) was kind of a dud, so I set it down and didn't pick it up again until right before it was due at the library - but most of the rest of the pieces in it were amazing. Sever...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49143028">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49143028]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="60617659">
    <user id="2285739">
    <name><![CDATA[Rowlak5]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Englewood, OH]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2285739-rowlak5]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245601605p3/2285739.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 22 06:07:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 13 20:32:24 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[One of my fondest memories was a dinner at a french restaurant with my husband, our young children, and my in laws. I did not think this an appropriate pick for youngsters but my father in law insisted. As we strolled in past candlelit tables filled with couples, I thought oh this is not a family es...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60617659">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60617659]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="50934836">
    <user id="1194722">
    <name><![CDATA[Karla]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1194722-karla]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1212025996p3/1194722.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 30 11:47:25 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 30 11:49:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[WHY I PICKED IT UP:<br/>Steve and Hilary gave this to me for Christmas.  It is one of the most thoughtful presents I've ever received.  A perfect fit for me because I write about food on my blog and love to read.<br/><br/>NOW THAT I'VE READ IT:<br/>I really enjoyed this collection.  All of the e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50934836">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50934836]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="48819966">
    <user id="758187">
    <name><![CDATA[Iva]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Evanston, IL]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/758187-iva]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Mar 10 11:50:25 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 10 11:54:48 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[You may find some of these familiar pieces if you regularly read the New York Times.  Short but illuminating, they surprise by examining various aspects of our experience with food.  My favorite was by Yiyun Li discussing how Tang became the cool drink in her Chinese community.  It cost l/2 a months...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48819966">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48819966]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="76482045">
    <user id="1373515">
    <name><![CDATA[Sherri]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Yuma, AZ]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1373515-sherri]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1217309578p3/1373515.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="food-cooking-memoirs" />
        <shelf name="library-books" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 02 09:28:03 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 18 21:01:13 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[A collection of food memories written by published writers and a few chefs.  Some are funny, some sad, all engaging.  Recipes are included in most.  Reading this made me think about how important food is in all of our lives, regardless of race, class, religion, gender.  We all have memories of food ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76482045">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76482045]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="66036111">
    <user id="933738">
    <name><![CDATA[Mandy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Athens, GA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/933738-mandy]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1239451712p3/933738.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>2</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 03 13:41:05 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 03 13:45:37 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[do i sound like a jerk when i say that i think you can get a lot more out of checking the NYTs food blogs? honestly, there were a few good entries; the rest just a range of self congratulatory to self-indulgent entries that, to me, are not very strong examples of food writing. my sister took it out ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66036111">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66036111]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="69836631">
    <user id="368999">
    <name><![CDATA[Jessica]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Charlotte, NC]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/368999-jessica]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1196973969p3/368999.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[foodies]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 02 13:27:52 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 08 14:48:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This collection of food essays from the <em>New York Times</em> covers every aspect of food and it's power over people.  Everything from food memories from growing up, to memorable meals and kitchen disasters are included.  An interesting collection of food essays.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69836631]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="50121025">
    <user id="264620">
    <name><![CDATA[Alexis]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/264620-alexis]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1187977544p3/264620.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</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 Mar 22 18:58:25 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 22 19:00:53 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I read this book in about 3 hours. The stories are good, but invariably too short. (They are essays from the New York Times--I guess I am accustomed to New Yorker length articles.) ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50121025]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47392891">
    <user id="569794">
    <name><![CDATA[Debrarian]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/569794-debrarian]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245214592p3/569794.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="adult-nf" />
        <shelf name="biography" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 24 12:02:36 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 24 12:03:52 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Only got to read half before I had to return it.  A collection of well-written essays, some delicious but not all to my taste.  I'll check it out again, though, so I can finish it.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47392891]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="43223369">
    <user id="415014">
    <name><![CDATA[Laurie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/415014-laurie]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1206199000p3/415014.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="nonfiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 16 05:55:11 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Feb 19 20:57:33 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Unlike the usual collection of lyrical writing about memorable food experiences, this anthology has food writers and &quot;regular&quot; writers describing experiences related to food. I especially enjoyed two pieces about working in the food industry, Tucker Carlson on his time canning baked beans ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43223369">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43223369]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="75577737">
    <user id="1707748">
    <name><![CDATA[Devin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Nashville, TN]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1707748-devin]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Oct 24 07:24:19 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 24 07:25:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed reading this book.  It's so refreshing to read essays every now and then.  The authors and food memories were as vivid as they were diverse.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75577737]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="75728443">
    <user id="731088">
    <name><![CDATA[Jennie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/731088-jennie]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1199486642p3/731088.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</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 Oct 25 19:45:01 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 25 19:45:42 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Loved this collection of essays. Really, the kind of food writing I'd like to write myself. Course, I love anything Amanda Hesser does.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75728443]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="67293667">
    <user id="823836">
    <name><![CDATA[Dchudson]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/823836-dchudson]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</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>Thu Aug 13 15:34:09 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 13 15:38:24 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[That sure, food can be used to evoke memory, but it can also be used to erase some of them.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67293667]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="43959853">
    <user id="191768">
    <name><![CDATA[MBC]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/191768-mbc-cox]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256753389p3/191768.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="foodiebooks" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 22 12:50:42 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 22 12:56:00 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Really nice personal essays from authors like Ann Patchett.  Quick and easy read.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43959853]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="32309043">
    <user id="1356998">
    <name><![CDATA[Emily]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1356998-emily]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1228716918p3/1356998.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="food-and-cookbooks" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Sep 12 09:53:09 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 07 21:36:30 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 12 09:53:09 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Halfway through I'm smitten with this well-edited little book of food stories.  Each story is followed by a recipe or two or three that fills out the narrative.  So far &quot;Orange Crush&quot;, a tale of Tang and longing by Yiyun Li, is my favorite.  Julia Child's  &quot;The Sauce &amp; the Fury&quot; ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32309043">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32309043]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="65271970">
    <user id="29603">
    <name><![CDATA[becky]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/29603-becky]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1198863010p3/29603.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">3499678</id>
  <isbn>0393067637</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780393067637</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">89</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times</title>
  <average_rating>3.36</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250024026m/3499678.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3499678.Eat_Memory_Great_Writers_at_the_Table_A_Collection_of_Essays_from_the_New_York_Times</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>Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 28 09:57:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 28 13:41:19 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I found this browsing in the library - a fun, fabulous read]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65271970]]></url>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
        <shelf name="food" />
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
        <shelf name="essays" />
        <shelf name="nonfiction" />
        <shelf name="cooking" />
        <shelf name="non-fiction" />
        <shelf name="recently-read" />
        <shelf name="library-books" />
        <shelf name="foodie" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link id="8">
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3499678</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>