<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book id="456903">
  <title><![CDATA[The Dork of Cork]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[0446670006]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780446670005]]></isbn13>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174931000m/456903.jpg</image_url>
    <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">456903</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">5</books_count>
  <default_description>When Frank, an Irish dwarf, writes a personal memoir, he moves from dark isolation into the public eye. This luminous journey is marked by memories of his lonely childhood, secrets of his doomed young mother, and his passion for a woman who is as unreachable as the stars. Movie rights optioned by Miramax.</default_description>
  <id type="integer">445439</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">1993</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Dork of Cork</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:128|5:41|4:49|3:29|2:7|1:2|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">128</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">504</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">174</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">27</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[3.94]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[122]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[26]]></text_reviews_count>
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/456903.The_Dork_of_Cork]]></url>
  <authors>
        <author id="9845">
      <name><![CDATA[Chet Raymo]]></name>
      <role><![CDATA[]]></role>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9845.Chet_Raymo]]></url>
      <average_rating><![CDATA[3.92]]></average_rating>
      <ratings_count><![CDATA[358]]></ratings_count>
      <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[82]]></text_reviews_count>
    </author>
      </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="174">
    <review id="41382834">
    <user id="1844626">
    <name><![CDATA[Jocelyn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Reynoldsburg, OH]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1844626-jocelyn]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</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 Dec 31 05:07:40 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 31 05:37:42 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The Dork of Cork is my favorite book- which is no lighthearted claim.  I normally shy away from books where mothers are central characters, because often times they aren't written like real people.  Mothers are either written as supremely screwed up, Donna Reed types, or afterthoughts in the backgro...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41382834">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41382834]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="41848634">
    <user id="1710557">
    <name><![CDATA[Bookczuk]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Charleston, SC]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1710557-bookczuk]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="bookcrossing" />
        <shelf name="books-about-books" />
        <shelf name="ho-hum" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 04 11:29:34 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 04 11:30:30 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[ A novel about perceptions of beauty and perceptions of love and most importantly, a novel about the stars that inhabit our night skies and our hearts.<br/><br/>there was not one particular part of the book that grabbed me-- but I soldiered through and found it a passable fair read (though I must ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41848634">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41848634]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="6925232">
    <user id="221065">
    <name><![CDATA[daysgoby]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Nova Scotia, Canada]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/221065-daysgoby]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</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>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Sep 27 21:02:45 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 28 14:54:28 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Picked it up for the title. (Say it to yourself. The Dork of Cork. The Dork of Cork. What are you reading? The Dork of Cork.) Fell into a very good (but wordy) story of a dwarf with a passion for the stars. A clever read.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6925232]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="33678213">
    <user id="1153204">
    <name><![CDATA[Alan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1153204-alan]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[amateur astronomers; outsiders]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Lesley]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 23 22:06:21 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 23 22:13:59 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[  This is the second of two books I read, back-to-back, which feature dwarfs as protagonists. Both were recommended to me by an email correspondent whose interests are decidedly out of the ordinary.<br/><br/>  I liked this one better than the other (<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot, His Wonderful Loves and His Terrible Hatred" title="The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot, His Wonderful Loves and His Terrible Hatred">The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot, His Wonderful Loves and His Terrible Hatred</a>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33678213">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33678213]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="15237441">
    <user id="900340">
    <name><![CDATA[Nancy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Hobe Sound, FL]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/900340-nancy]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="books-set-in-ireland" />
        <shelf name="irish-fiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Mar 09 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 12 09:00:57 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 12 09:00:57 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The Dork of Cork is actually Francois Bois (Frankie for short) who is 43 years old and 43 inches in height. As a child Frankie would wander the streets of Cork (where he lived with his mother, Bernadette) after dark and take in the sights and sounds of night. At the opening of this book, Frankie has...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15237441">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15237441]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="45774233">
    <user id="365679">
    <name><![CDATA[Nancy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/365679-nancy]]></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[Susan Gardner]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Feb 08 17:16:33 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 08 17:39:33 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[&quot;According to astronomers, every atom in my body was forged in a star. I am made, they insist, of stardust. I am stardust braided into strands and streamers of information, proteins and DNA, double helixes of stardust. In every cell of my body there is a thread of stardust as long as my arm.&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45774233">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45774233]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="46867756">
    <user id="1135170">
    <name><![CDATA[Padraic]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Houston, TX]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1135170-padraic]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="fuzzy-celtic-stuff" />
        <shelf name="ireland" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Feb 19 10:16:49 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Feb 19 10:18:44 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Not sure about this one. Raymo is an astronomer writing fiction. That's bad. But his hero is three feet tall. THat's good. But he's an American writing about Ireland. That's bad. But he avoids the pitfalls of looking homeward, angel. That's good.<br/><br/>See what I mean?<br/><br/>Honestly? I li...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46867756">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46867756]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="42566522">
    <user id="1401015">
    <name><![CDATA[Jana]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bellevue, WA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1401015-jana]]></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>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 10 09:19:13 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 10 09:19:59 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I am so happy to have discovered Chet Raymo. This book has beautiful characters, lines that you want to re-read or memorize, astronomy (not astrology...as you'll see) all told from the perspective of a very unusual character whom you will love by the end of the book. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42566522]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="41411329">
    <user id="1848663">
    <name><![CDATA[Jodi]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1848663-jodi]]></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>Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Dec 31 10:31:26 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 31 10:33:48 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Amazing prose and an absolute delight to read! I devoured it methodically in 1999 for the first time and try to indulge every year!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41411329]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="22214716">
    <user id="1134669">
    <name><![CDATA[Galen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1134669-galen]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="book-club-books" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 14 00:23:46 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed May 14 00:23:46 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Frank Bois is a 43-year-old dwarf with a burning interest in astronomy and a gift for writing about it, as well as his own life and his mother’s.  He publishes a book and must emerge from his safe but bitter reclusive life to promote the book, making him meet people and ultimately make friends.  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22214716">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22214716]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="38727237">
    <user id="1753664">
    <name><![CDATA[Lindsey]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1753664-lindsey]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="fave" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Nov 26 18:22:47 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 26 18:24:12 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>3</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I fell in love with the protagonist. His voice was, among other things, authentic. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38727237]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="56488767">
    <user id="1056629">
    <name><![CDATA[Clare]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1056629-clare]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>3</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>Mon May 18 10:13:14 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 18 10:13:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The title got me to pick this book up, but it was just an okay read for me.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56488767]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="65246769">
    <user id="2569344">
    <name><![CDATA[Diana]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New York, NY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2569344-diana-wilburn]]></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 Jul 28 05:58:15 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 28 05:58:43 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[One of my top 5 favorites of all time.  i'm reading it again. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65246769]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="37367354">
    <user id="883503">
    <name><![CDATA[Tom]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Margaretville, NY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/883503-tom]]></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>Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 10 16:05:35 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 16 09:52:50 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Tried this novel because of the clever title, but didn't expect much, as the blurb/plot summary came across as rather sappy. But it was a very pleasant surprise. Mr. Raymo writes beautifully, and is very instructive and illuminating concerning the field of astronomy (important in the plot). Really e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37367354">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37367354]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="68188429">
    <user id="2592680">
    <name><![CDATA[Samantha]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Brandon, MS]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2592680-samantha]]></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>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 20 09:00:21 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Aug 22 08:08:20 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The movie FRANKIE STARLITE was based on this book.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68188429]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47176743">
    <user id="1501094">
    <name><![CDATA[Shellie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tunkhannock, PA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1501094-shellie-kelly]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</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 Feb 22 14:07:25 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 22 14:07:44 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Outstanding book.  One of my top ten.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47176743]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="49775876">
    <user id="952708">
    <name><![CDATA[Alison]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/952708-alison]]></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 Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 19 10:26:56 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Apr 20 09:54:10 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I had no knowledge of Chet Raymo or this book but what a pleasant surprise.  The writing is just so descriptive and really brings you along with the loveable Frankie.  Plus the other host of &quot;characters&quot; are interesting, flawed and somehow believable.  Great read and I would highly recomme...]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49775876]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="56742827">
    <user id="874011">
    <name><![CDATA[Liz]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Longmeadow, MA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/874011-liz]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>3</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 May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 20 09:22:39 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jun 16 09:44:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I liked it - probably would offer meanings on many different levels to someone more intellectual than i (the astronomy throughout the book is certainly not just intended as scientific info).  <br/><br/>Good plot, good characters.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56742827]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="22073290">
    <user id="894453">
    <name><![CDATA[Keri]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Olympia, WA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/894453-keri]]></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>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon May 12 09:56:41 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 12 10:01:32 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I love this story!!  The story is interesting, the descriptions are vivid, the characters are real.  I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys are good ficion story.  I didn't know until after I read the book that it had been made into a movie (which I have not seen). ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22073290]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="20424942">
    <user id="1093140">
    <name><![CDATA[Scott]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1093140-scott-mason]]></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 1998</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 17 19:05:56 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 17 19:09:38 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[There is no way to describe the contents of teh book without it seeming awful. A romantic, dwarf, astronomer-buff should just about say it all. A well-written first novel that is obviously quirky, obviously Irish, and a book I highly recommend. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20424942]]></url>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
        <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="ireland" />
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
        <shelf name="favorites" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link id="8">
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=456903</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>