<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book id="592676">
  <title><![CDATA[The Grifters]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[0679732489]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780679732488]]></isbn13>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
    <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">592676</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">8</books_count>
  <default_description>Roy Dillon seems too handsome and well-mannered to be a professional con man. Lilly Dillon looks too young--and loves Roy a little too intensely--to be taken for his mother. Moira Langtry is getting too old to keep on living off the kindness of male strangers. And Carol Roberg seems too innocent to be acquainted with suffering.</default_description>
  <id type="integer">97595</id>
  <media_type>book</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">1963</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Grifters</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:671|5:205|4:304|3:139|2:18|1:5|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">671</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">2699</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">824</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">45</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[4.02]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[652]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[42]]></text_reviews_count>
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters]]></url>
  <authors>
        <author id="7621">
      <name><![CDATA[Jim Thompson]]></name>
      <role><![CDATA[]]></role>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7621.Jim_Thompson]]></url>
      <average_rating><![CDATA[3.94]]></average_rating>
      <ratings_count><![CDATA[5543]]></ratings_count>
      <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[430]]></text_reviews_count>
    </author>
      </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="824">
    <review id="69532900">
    <user id="1630617">
    <name><![CDATA[Moira]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1630617-moira-russell]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256449807p3/1630617.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">101221</id>
  <isbn>0752864289</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780752864280</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">12</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171477098m/101221.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101221.The_Grifters</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>5</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read-in-2009" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 31 01:01:40 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 31 13:23:20 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[If people have read or even heard of this book, it's probably because of the movie -- which is a shame.  I only bought this book because a movie tie-in was on sale for five bucks at a local Half Price and there was an evil character named Moira, which amused me, and it would take a far stronger char...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69532900">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69532900]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="49078587">
    <user id="87610">
    <name><![CDATA[Thylacoleo_carnifex]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Madrid, Spain]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/87610-thylacoleo-carnifex]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1195052854p3/87610.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 12 15:50:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 29 14:22:21 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Bueno, yo tengo la versión en castellano, pero estoy más perro que Rin-tin-tin y no me apetecía añadirlo manualmente...<br/><br/>Voy a leer un rato.<br/><br/>Pues ya está leído. Novela negra como no podía ser de otro modo. Sobre el mundo de los timadores, los buscavidas y las chicas buena...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49078587">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49078587]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="54555763">
    <user id="2257506">
    <name><![CDATA[Caleb]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mission, KS]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2257506-caleb-j]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240716957p3/2257506.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</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>Thu Apr 30 22:20:49 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 30 22:20:49 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This being my first Jim Thompson novel, I expected brilliance. I had heard from many readers whose opinions I highly respect, that Thompson novels were apexes of noir literature. Maybe. But The Grifters certainly isn't. It has the tasty cheesiness of a mid-century crime noir, but lacks any character...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54555763">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54555763]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="45704858">
    <user id="672976">
    <name><![CDATA[Debbie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New York, NY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/672976-debbie-lake]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1226109835p3/672976.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="crime" />
        <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="noir" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Feb 07 20:59:19 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Feb 07 21:00:29 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Dark and gritty, this book offers a look at an underside to American life that most of us probably don't see. Roy Dillon is a grifter, a master of the short con which he learned at his mother's knee. When Lilly Dillon comes back into his life he finds himself in her debt; a position he deplores. He ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45704858">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45704858]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="42246259">
    <user id="1879324">
    <name><![CDATA[Josh]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Newport Beach, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1879324-josh]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1231375164p3/1879324.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</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>Mon Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 07 12:52:41 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 22 10:32:26 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Amazing! I had to read it again as soon as I finished it. If you haven't seen the movie with John Cusack, READ THE BOOK FIRST, it's so much better. If you have seen the movie, still read the book, but it will lose some of the excitement in waiting to see whats coming in the pages ahead. <br/>I hesi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42246259">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42246259]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="71136210">
    <user id="1759929">
    <name><![CDATA[Alwa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Brooklyn, NY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1759929-alwa]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 13 21:46:26 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 15 07:35:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Sure, it's a violent, distasteful, slangy, excessively and unrealistically depraved, cheap-shot-taking (no need to bring the Holocaust into things, man) mess...but Jim Thompson wrote it, so it's my kind of violent, distasteful, slangy, excessively and unrealistically depraved, cheap-shot-taking (no ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71136210">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71136210]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="30908004">
    <user id="1048045">
    <name><![CDATA[Dfordoom]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Australia]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1048045-dfordoom]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1207231748p3/1048045.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="crime-mystery" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 22 11:01:27 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 22 11:02:09 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[<em>The Grifters</em>, published in 1963, is one of Jim Thompson’s later works.  To say anything about the plot would be to risk spoilers, so I’ll just say it’s about a young con-man, Roy, and his mother, who works for a big-time racketeer.  While his plotting is extremely skilful the characters matter...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30908004">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30908004]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="72631534">
    <user id="2658311">
    <name><![CDATA[notgettingenough]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Wallis and Futuna]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2658311-notgettingenough]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1258115161p3/2658311.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="crime-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>Sun Sep 27 02:22:21 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 27 02:29:14 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I have never read anybody who comes close to Thompson for his descriptions of violence, which I generally skip for their tedium. He makes you feel like you are there, being buried alive, having your throat cut.  He really is remarkable.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72631534]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="19203423">
    <user id="837067">
    <name><![CDATA[Tony]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bowling Green, OH]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/837067-tony]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1201391520p3/837067.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Apr 01 10:06:50 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 27 14:23:07 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[So far, this book is quite brilliant, absolutely raw and pulpy, as you'd expect from this particular author, but a bit depressing.  The unrelenting nihilism of it all, the hopeless human sadness, the fatalistic, joyless existence that the characters live begins to wear on the reader after a while.  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19203423">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19203423]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="34736189">
    <user id="1599539">
    <name><![CDATA[James]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1599539-james-spina]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1223402155p3/1599539.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 07 10:35:58 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 07 10:42:28 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>2</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[OK...so I'm heading for Las Vegas for a trade show and I need something to get me in the mood. I hate Vegas. It is a sin city that has evaporated. It should be all noir and dank with wicked relationships and cheap tricks and guys in sack square suits with white shirts skinny ties and sickly sickly w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34736189">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34736189]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="35849646">
    <user id="1259407">
    <name><![CDATA[Todd]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1259407-todd]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</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>Fri Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 1989</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 21 09:08:58 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 21 09:20:36 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>2</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The toughest, most violent, most amoral book I've ever read.  The impact of Thompson's writing is as visceral as a blow to the stomach.  The downward spiral of the characters reminds us that there is a shadowy darkness in all of us, and, despite our best efforts, sometimes it rises to the surface.  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35849646">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35849646]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="29966632">
    <user id="645579">
    <name><![CDATA[Agatha]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/645579-agatha-diaz]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1227518430p3/645579.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</link>
</book>

    <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[skip it and watch the movie]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[CinemaText]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Aug 12 13:48:22 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 24 21:46:21 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I thought the characters were undeveloped, and consequently I didn't really care much about what happened to them. It's a short read, but very superficial in its writing. This is the first Jim Thompson book I've read, so I don't know if it's just his style of writing. Overall, it's a dark drama/come...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29966632">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29966632]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="64278438">
    <user id="1735561">
    <name><![CDATA[Susie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Lincoln, NE]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1735561-susie]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 20 16:21:14 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Aug 18 17:44:31 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Short and compelling novel.  Written in a very simplistic language, but at times, he writes very profound descriptions.  Do not read this book if you happen to be in a funk or any other kind of depression, it will only lead you further into the depths.  And although initially, I was hoping for some ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64278438">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64278438]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="63651595">
    <user id="1086738">
    <name><![CDATA[Kate]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Saint Paul, MN]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1086738-kate]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1254103983p3/1086738.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="noir" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 15 17:29:17 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 05 19:23:10 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I should've known better than to expect a happy ending -- in true noir style, Thompson threw me for a loop and the twist at the end is classic. Each character's backstory is a puzzle piece that connects to another's, and the writing showcases the utter desperation that governs the character's action...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63651595">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63651595]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="54899045">
    <user id="2284158">
    <name><![CDATA[Michael]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2284158-michael]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</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>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon May 04 09:32:52 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 04 09:35:00 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[great read , my first introduction to Thompson . it was everything i expected. dark, gritty with a dark disturbing end to finish it.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54899045]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="39703553">
    <user id="1767898">
    <name><![CDATA[Alan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Atlanta, GA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1767898-alan-fay]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1228237356p3/1767898.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>true</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="owned" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Mar 20 19:10:14 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 09 11:48:16 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Mar 20 19:10:14 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I remember seeing this mentioned somewhere, and decided to pick it up.<br/><br/>It was excellent - surprise ending and all.  Sometimes, it beats you on the head with the obvious, but forgivable for this style.<br/><br/>I have mixed feelings about the scene with Carol at Lilly's apartment.  It's ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39703553">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39703553]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="36800774">
    <user id="1301431">
    <name><![CDATA[Zack]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1301431-zack]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1239592034p3/1301431.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 02 20:54:01 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 04 10:23:45 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I like this almost as much as  &quot;The Killer Inside Me,&quot; another Jim Thompson book which is a masterpiece of characterization for its continual ironic use of homilies on the part of the secretly evil main character posing as sherriff.  But that's a totally different book.  The point I'm maki...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36800774">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36800774]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="40107145">
    <user id="803630">
    <name><![CDATA[Slim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Miguel de Allende, Mexico]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/803630-slim]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1201070934p3/803630.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</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>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Dec 14 17:53:47 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 14 18:01:54 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I liked every Jim Thompson book I ever read. Pop. 1280 was probably the favorite]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40107145]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="3084714">
    <user id="182142">
    <name><![CDATA[Kevin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Charlottesville, VA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/182142-kevin]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">592676</id>
  <isbn>0679732489</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780679732488</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">652</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">42</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176093649m/592676.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/592676.The_Grifters</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[folks on the grift]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jul 14 19:47:34 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jul 14 19:49:11 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[It's not the best writing in the world, but if you're like me and grew up reading pulp crime novels, watching film noir, and wishing you could live in that world, then this is great nostalgia.  As a teenager I actually read a nonfiction book called the Big Con, which detailed the scams grifters of t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3084714">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3084714]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="74388869">
    <user id="406701">
    <name><![CDATA[Nate]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Brooklyn, NY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/406701-nate]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1203897989p3/406701.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">101221</id>
  <isbn>0752864289</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780752864280</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">12</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">3</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Grifters</title>
  <average_rating>4.02</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171477098m/101221.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101221.The_Grifters</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="noir" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Jake, Nate]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 13 09:02:58 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 15 09:06:17 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I was expecting bleak, but this strikes hard and true: deep into the Death of the American Dream. Formidable.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74388869]]></url>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
        <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="noir" />
        <shelf name="crime" />
        <shelf name="mystery" />
        <shelf name="novels" />
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
        <shelf name="novel" />
        <shelf name="hardboiled" />
        <shelf name="hard-boiled" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link id="8">
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=592676</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>