<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	\
<book id="6090411">
  <id>6090411</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Fat Cat]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780375844492]]></isbn13>
  <image-url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image-url>
  
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
        <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
    <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">6090411</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">3</books_count>
  <id type="integer">6267359</id>
  <media_type>book</media_type>
  <original_language_id type="integer" nil="true"></original_language_id>
  <original_publication_day type="integer">13</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">10</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2009</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Fat Cat</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:110|5:43|4:50|3:16|2:1|1:0|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">110</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">465</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">309</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">57</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[4.23]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[107]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[56]]></text_reviews_count>
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat]]></url>
  <authors>
          <author id="150679">
        <name><![CDATA[Robin Brande]]></name>
        <role><![CDATA[]]></role>
        <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/150679.Robin_Brande]]></url>
        <average_rating><![CDATA[4.02]]></average_rating>
        <ratings_count><![CDATA[914]]></ratings_count>
        <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[320]]></text_reviews_count>
      </author>
      </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="309">
      <review id="80968115">
    <user id="1876075">
    <name><![CDATA[Cara]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1876075-cara]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1232335406p3/1876075.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
          <shelf name="realistic-fiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Ash]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 14 09:25:51 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 15 18:04:44 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This book reminded why I love reading so much. I learned so many new things without being banged over the head with textbook mumbo jumbo. I almost fell out of chair when she talked about the Tarahumara indians (it's a joke in my family). <br/><br/>Cat is well fat and is carrying around a lot of re...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80968115">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80968115]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="77977247">
    <user id="125201">
    <name><![CDATA[Kricket]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ferndale, MI]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/125201-kricket]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1215919881p3/125201.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
          <shelf name="2009" />
          <shelf name="body-image" />
          <shelf name="teen-fiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[sarah weinstein]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 16 11:29:02 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 16 11:54:34 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[cat is unhappy with her assigned science fair topic- the homo erectus- until she has her bright idea. what if she tried to adapt the lifestyle of these early humans as closely as possible? this means no processed food, walking everywhere, and no technology except for using her computer for homework....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77977247">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77977247]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="77839675">
    <user id="813871">
    <name><![CDATA[Diana]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Grand Junction, CO]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/813871-diana]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1205009686p3/813871.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
          <shelf name="teen" />
          <shelf name="z-books-of-the-week" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 15 07:08:04 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 15 07:21:45 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[No sophomore slump for Brande who has penned another thoughtful and thought provoking glimpse into the life of a smart teen girl with her followup to <em>Evolution, Me &amp; Other Freaks of Nature</em>. Sixteen-year-old Catherine has been science rivals with her former best friend Matt since the science fair whe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77839675">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77839675]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="65022504">
    <user id="2366949">
    <name><![CDATA[Erica]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2366949-erica]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1249191596p3/2366949.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 26 12:32:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 26 12:33:39 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This was a great book, I read straight through in 2.5 hours. I couldn't put it down.<br/>Brande's writing really took you into Cat's world, and kept you there.<br/>I haven't read any of Robin Brande's other books, but I thought this was a great book with a unique idea. So many chick-lit books are ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65022504">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65022504]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="76615593">
    <user id="763923">
    <name><![CDATA[Jill]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Littleton, CO]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/763923-jill]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
          <shelf name="realistic-fic" />
          <shelf name="ya" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 03 13:58:54 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 04 14:43:07 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Saw this on the new book cart and liked the premise. Self-proclaimed fat girl comes up with a science experiment to last 7 months in which she behaves (no technology, etc) and eats as close as possible to the ways that early hominin man ate. She's hoping to sculpt a body that looks like the one she ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76615593">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76615593]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="76581432">
    <user id="1447535">
    <name><![CDATA[Miz Lizzie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1447535-miz-lizzie]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1220106824p3/1447535.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
          <shelf name="arizona" />
          <shelf name="food" />
          <shelf name="friendship" />
          <shelf name="high-school" />
          <shelf name="realistic-fiction" />
          <shelf name="romance" />
          <shelf name="science" />
          <shelf name="siblings" />
          <shelf name="young-adult" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[12-18 year olds]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 03 08:22:00 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 05 12:55:53 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[What could have been a pleasant but lightweight high school romance is greatly enhanced by the premise of a science fair experiment with far-reaching personal results. There's no getting around it, Cat is fat.  Though funny and smart, low self-esteem, lack of true motivation, and an unresolved middl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76581432">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76581432]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="56973204">
    <user id="698048">
    <name><![CDATA[Jamie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/698048-jamie-tan]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1237269671p3/698048.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
          <shelf name="arc" />
          <shelf name="teen" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[A Match Made in High School fans]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri May 22 11:08:31 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 25 23:22:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I was hesitant to read this book, as everyone I know loves <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/257800.Evolution_Me_Other_Freaks_of_Nature" title="Evolution, Me &amp; Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande">Evolution, Me &amp; Other Freaks of Nature</a>, and I hoped to God that I, too, would follow the religion of Robin Brande and not be the insane heretic cast out into the wilderness.  <br/><br/>After the first few pages, my fears were quelled. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56973204">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56973204]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="52393181">
    <user id="1512285">
    <name><![CDATA[GirlwiththeBraids]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tyndall, SD]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1512285-girlwiththebraids]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1225306210p3/1512285.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
          <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Apr 12 11:00:28 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Apr 24 06:58:59 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[At the tender age of 8, Catherine Locke realizes that she is overweight. But her best friend, Matt, has always been there for her. When seventh grade arrives and Cat overhears a conversation between Matt and a different classmate, she’s changed forever. How could she be friends with someone who th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52393181">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52393181]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="80347332">
    <user id="528278">
    <name><![CDATA[Bridget]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Denver, CO]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/528278-bridget]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240294277p3/528278.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
          <shelf name="body-things" />
          <shelf name="etf-ya-fic" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 08 16:46:32 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 21 13:14:39 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I'm really liking this book, but it's also breaking me inside just a bit. It's sweet and funny and other good things, but I find books with protags who are like me but way way younger super hard to read. Mostly 'cause they make me feel like I'm stuck in high school, like everyone else grew up and ou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80347332">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80347332]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="76403671">
    <user id="681537">
    <name><![CDATA[Allison]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Denver, CO]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/681537-allison]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240147350p3/681537.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 01 16:21:41 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 07 07:35:27 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Dear Ms. Brande,<br/>Your current novel, &quot;Fat Cat&quot; and your previous novel &quot;Evolution, Me, &amp; Other Freaks of Nature&quot; were landmarks for me in my reading of teen literature.  I am a teen librarian and read as widely as I can in this area of our collection--some genres just don't ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76403671">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76403671]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="76687400">
    <user id="831331">
    <name><![CDATA[Rhonda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Newark, OH]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/831331-rhonda]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1204060218p3/831331.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
          <shelf name="fiction" />
          <shelf name="young-adult" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Nov 04 07:39:53 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 19 08:52:06 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This book is both smart and funny, and like its first person narrator, there's a lot to love about it. <br/><br/>In an attempt to take home top prize at the science fair, Cat decides to live like a cave girl: meaning no modern technology or conveniences (exceptions made for safety), and no process...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76687400">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76687400]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="78808958">
    <user id="984138">
    <name><![CDATA[Clare]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Kitchener, ON, Canada]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/984138-clare]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246419441p3/984138.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>true</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
          <shelf name="young-adult" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Dec 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 23 19:53:10 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 13 08:36:45 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[SPOILER ALERT!<br/><br/><br/><br/>I'm in the minority, it seems, on this book. Although I liked the main character and the basic storyline, I was disappointed in a few aspects of the book, especially the ending. I loved that Cat was smart and never apologized for it, and I get that the author wa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78808958">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78808958]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="71998296">
    <user id="1496420">
    <name><![CDATA[Mandy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Kitchener, Canada]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1496420-mandy]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1250962562p3/1496420.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
          <shelf name="october-2009" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 21 10:28:52 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 11 19:54:27 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I had no idea that Robin Brande was going to have her second book published this month. I had read her first book, Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature in one sitting at the library last year. I was browsing the shelves and picked it up at random, thought I'd just read the first chapter to get a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71998296">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71998296]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="54175291">
    <user id="1209500">
    <name><![CDATA[A.S.]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1209500-a-s]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1237514434p3/1209500.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Apr 27 16:52:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed May 06 06:14:08 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[There’s a lot to love about FAT CAT. It’s a mix of science, romance, humor, and a deep exploration of relationships—including the relationships we have with our own selves. Most of all, I loved the natural-food concept behind this book. I have long wondered why our culture doesn’t look more ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54175291">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54175291]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="68205871">
    <user id="1703640">
    <name><![CDATA[Claire]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Jose, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1703640-claire]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
          <shelf name="a-7th-and-8th-grade-middle-school-t" />
          <shelf name="book-fair-fall-winter-09" />
          <shelf name="high-school-and-beyond" />
          <shelf name="random" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Middle school and high school. Robin Brande has interesting points to make.]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 20 11:06:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 20 11:06:10 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Cat is smart, talented, athletic and competitive-- oh and a tad hmmm, pudgy.  <br/>For years she and her very best friend Matt swam, did science projects, played and palled around together. That is, until the day She and Amanda overheard Matt say a terrible, hurtful thing. Now Cat is up for revenge...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68205871">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68205871]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="78696767">
    <user id="291574">
    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/291574-heather]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1220243412p3/291574.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 22 19:54:16 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 22 19:59:27 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Cat is a science geek who has decided to study how our modern day way of living has affected our physical and mental state.  So, she's committed to living as close as possible as homo erectus.  This means she's cutting out processed foods, technology, transportation, etc.  She's hoping that this wil...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78696767">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78696767]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="80060209">
    <user id="878571">
    <name><![CDATA[Susan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/878571-susan]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1231989634p3/878571.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>true</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
          <shelf name="read_and_review" />
          <shelf name="ya_realistic" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Dec 06 07:22:55 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 06 07:28:51 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[My favorite characters were the best friend and her boyfriend.  I wasn't impressed with the love interest--he seemed more like a life lesson than a real character, and I was kind of disappointed that she ended up with him.  The whole thing about her overhearing him say some really nasty things has b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80060209">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80060209]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="77637300">
    <user id="2530151">
    <name><![CDATA[Ms.]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Andrews, TX]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2530151-ms-patterson]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1247791721p3/2530151.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Nov 13 06:29:29 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 14 08:50:45 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I'm just amazed at what I think about after finishing Robin Brande's books.  I look at what the blurb say the book is about and I just come away with so much more than that.  I'm not sure how to describe my reaction to FAT CAT.  I never expected this story to affect me the way it did.  I knew FAT CA...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77637300">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77637300]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="76059725">
    <user id="2530658">
    <name><![CDATA[Sara]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Alpena, MI]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2530658-sara]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1247782835p3/2530658.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
      <shelf name="read" />
    
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Oct 28 17:35:07 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 10 12:06:07 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I loved FAT CAT! I received an audiobook of the novel from a Twitter contest hosted by the author, Robin Brande, and started listening to it on my 20 minute drive to work. It was so good though, that I started going out to my car on my breaks just to listen to it! I wanted to drive ALL THE TIME! I w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76059725">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76059725]]></url>
</review>
      <review id="78270826">
    <user id="938371">
    <name><![CDATA[Katherine]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/938371-katherine]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1203918179p3/938371.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">6090411</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13>9780375844492</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">107</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">56</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Fat Cat</title>
  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237992865m/6090411.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6090411.Fat_Cat</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
    
          <shelf name="audio-book" />
          <shelf name="currently-reading" />
          <shelf name="high-school" />
          <shelf name="middle-school" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Nov 18 19:42:00 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 18 19:51:42 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Cat has great perspective, self-awareness and punchy friends. And, having experienced some of the sugar and Diet Coke withdrawals that Cat experiences, I can say that Brande hits it right on the nose.  I love the self-as-subject in science experiment angle, the slow unfolding of what happened betwee...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78270826">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78270826]]></url>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
          <shelf name="to-read" />
          <shelf name="young-adult" />
          <shelf name="ya" />
          <shelf name="currently-reading" />
          <shelf name="teen-fiction" />
          <shelf name="high-school" />
          <shelf name="realistic-fiction" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link id="8">
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6090411</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>