<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book>
  <id>7039188</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter #1)]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[]]></isbn13>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg</small_image_url>
  <description><![CDATA[Meet Dexter Morgan. He's a highly respected lab technician specializing in blood spatter for the Miami Dade Police Department. He's a handsome, though reluctant, ladies' man. He's polite, says all the right things, and rarely calls attention to himself. He's also a sociopathic serial killer whose &quot;Dark Passenger&quot; drives him to commit the occasional dismemberment.<br/><br/>Mind you, Dexter's the good guy in this story.<br/><br/>Adopted at the age of four after an unnamed tragedy left him orphaned, Dexter's learned, with help from his pragmatic policeman father, to channel his &quot;gift,&quot; killing only those who deal in death themselves. But when a new serial killer starts working in Miami, staging elaborately grisly scenes that are, to Dexter, an obvious attempt at communication from one monster to another, the eponymous protagonist finds himself at a loss. Should he help his policewoman sister Deborah earn a promotion to the Homicide desk by finding the fiend? Or should he locate this new killer himself, so he can express his admiration for the other's &quot;art?&quot; Or is it possible that psycho Dexter himself, admittedly not the most balanced of fellows, is finally going completely insane and committing these messy crimes himself?<br/><br/>Despite his penchant for vivisection, it's hard not to like Dexter as his coldly logical personality struggles to emulate emotions he doesn't feel and to keep up his appearance as a caring, unremarkable human being. Breakout author Jeff Lindsay's plot is tense and absorbing, but it's the voice of Dexter and his reactions to the other characters that will keep readers glued to <em>Darkly Dreaming Dexter</em>, as well as making it one of the most original and highly recommended serial killer stories in a long time. <em>--Benjamin Reese</em>]]></description>
  <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">17231</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">33</books_count>
  <desc_user_id type="integer" nil="true"></desc_user_id>
  <id type="integer">2113743</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">2004</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:6246|5:1415|4:2425|3:1768|2:506|1:132|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">6246</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">23223</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">8953</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1242</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[3.72]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[2]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[0]]></text_reviews_count>
  
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7039188-darkly-dreaming-dexter]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7039188-darkly-dreaming-dexter]]></link>
  <authors>
    <author>
    <id>10482</id>
        <name><![CDATA[Jeff Lindsay]]></name>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1198012537p5/10482.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1198012537p2/10482.jpg]]></small_image_url>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10482.Jeff_Lindsay]]></link>
    <average_rating>3.68</average_rating>
    <ratings_count>12682</ratings_count>
    <text_reviews_count>2282</text_reviews_count>
  </author>
  </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="8941">
      <review>
  <id>21487484</id>
    <user>
    <id>78734</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Daniel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/78734-daniel]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">17231</id>
  <isbn>0307277887</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780307277886</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1074</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-m-1255569333.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-s-1255569333.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>5541</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>The Basis for a New Showtime® Original Series Starring Michael C. Hall<br/></strong><br/>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>20</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri May 02 17:52:03 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 17 12:53:54 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Like so many others, I loved the Showtime series and wanted to check out the original source material.  I was very disappointed indeed.  Since a lot of other people seem to have liked it, it may just be a matter of taste, but...<br/><br/>The characters are two-dimensional cliches that can't tie th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21487484">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21487484]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21487484]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>1995503</id>
    <user>
    <id>70078</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Logan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/70078-logan]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1259287698p3/70078.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1259287698p2/70078.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">17231</id>
  <isbn>0307277887</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780307277886</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1074</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-m-1255569333.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-s-1255569333.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>The Basis for a New Showtime® Original Series Starring Michael C. Hall<br/></strong><br/>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>6</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="mystery-thriller" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Those who love to root for the bad guy]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jun 15 07:06:08 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 16 21:38:23 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Mysteries and Thrillers are often hit-or-miss for me.  I have had the good fortune of being recommended a lot of writings from the creme de la creme of this genre by my father, so grew up ingesting PD James, John le Carre, and Dennis Lehane with the pulp sci-fi that was my fare of choice. I have als...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1995503">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1995503]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1995503]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>26318179</id>
    <user>
    <id>395599</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Shannon]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Toronto, Canada]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/395599-shannon]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240232668p3/395599.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240232668p2/395599.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">17231</id>
  <isbn>0307277887</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780307277886</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1074</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-m-1255569333.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-s-1255569333.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>The Basis for a New Showtime® Original Series Starring Michael C. Hall<br/></strong><br/>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>7</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="2008" />
        <shelf name="crime" />
        <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="psychological-thriller" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 04 15:26:51 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 13 06:23:53 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Dexter is a serial killer, a killer who just can't help himself. He doesn't even see himself as human. But he does have something of a conscience and lives by the Code of Harry, his cop foster father, who understood his nature and sought to help Dexter control it somewhat when he was a teenager. Now...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26318179">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26318179]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26318179]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>10813678</id>
    <user>
    <id>70919</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Liza]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Peoria, IL]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/70919-liza]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1177681191p3/70919.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1177681191p2/70919.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">17231</id>
  <isbn>0307277887</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780307277886</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1074</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-m-1255569333.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-s-1255569333.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>The Basis for a New Showtime® Original Series Starring Michael C. Hall<br/></strong><br/>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>5</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="done" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Dec 21 08:30:50 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 23 06:31:55 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I read this series of books because I was so taken by the Showtime series.  And you know what?  I liked the TV show <em>better</em>!  The books are good, and it's fun to get &quot;inside the mind&quot; of Dexter, but because the plot of the book follows pretty closely to the first season of the TV show, it w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10813678">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10813678]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10813678]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>3488774</id>
    <user>
    <id>208474</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Zachary]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/208474-zachary]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1187050999p3/208474.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1187050999p2/208474.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">550853</id>
  <isbn>038551123X</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780385511230</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">77</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175723386m/550853.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175723386s/550853.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/550853.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.65</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>283</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep's clothing...a monster who cringes at the site of blood...a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likable: <em>he only kills bad people.</em></strong><br/><br/>Dexter Morgan isn't exactly the kind of man you'd bring home to Mom. Though he's playful and has a wonderful ironic sense of humor, Dexter's one character flaw (his proclivity for murder) can be off-putting. But at heart Dexter is the perfect gentleman, supportive of his sister, Deb, a Miami copy, and interested only in doing away with people who really deserve his special visit. Dex is quite good-looking but totally indifferent to (and, frankly, a bit puzzled by) the attentions paid to him by women. Despite the fact that he can't stand the site of blood, he works as a blood-splatter analyst for the Miami police department, a job that allows him to keep tabs on the latest crimes and keep an eye open for his next quarry.<br/><br/>Dexter's well-organized life is suddenly disrupted when a second, much more visible serial killer appears in Miami. Dex is intrigued, even delighted, by the fact that the other killer appears to have a style reminiscent of his own. Yet he can't help but feel that the mysterious new arrival is not merely invading his turf but reaching out to him as well. The new killer seems to by doing more than copying Dexter&mdash;he seems to be saying, &ldquo;Come out and play.&rdquo; Dexter's secret life makes for a lonely existence...even a lovable monster can be intrigued by the prospect of finding a friend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>3</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>true</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="fiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 24 22:38:43 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 24 22:42:26 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I picked up an advanced readers copy of this a while back, and I must say I would not have expected it to end up spawning sequels and a TV series.  The ending was so genuinely terrible and far fetched that I don't remember anything else about this book.  <br/>I mean, the very idea that one traumati...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3488774">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3488774]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3488774]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>8545842</id>
    <user>
    <id>406662</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Lauryl]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/406662-lauryl]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191454832p3/406662.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191454832p2/406662.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">17231</id>
  <isbn>0307277887</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780307277886</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1074</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-m-1255569333.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-s-1255569333.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>The Basis for a New Showtime® Original Series Starring Michael C. Hall<br/></strong><br/>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>3</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="mystery-crime" />
        <shelf name="pulp" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[people who like thrillers who don't watch the show]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 01 20:40:09 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 01 21:01:07 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Yeah, yeah, yeah...<br/>so I picked this up because I saw the Showtime series.  I admit, I have become a big fan of the show, which is pretty smart and complex, despite its kind of silly premise.  AND it's gruesome, which is always good.  The book, however, lacks the depth and character development...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8545842">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8545842]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8545842]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>27746184</id>
    <user>
    <id>630056</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Bernadette]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Adelaide, Australia]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/630056-bernadette]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1207569039p3/630056.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1207569039p2/630056.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">895942</id>
  <isbn>0752865749</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780752865744</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">18</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179268235m/895942.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179268235s/895942.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/895942.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.64</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>88</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Dexter Morgan appears to be the perfect gentleman. He leads a normal, quiet life working as a forensic officer for the Miami Police. He has a nice, shy girlfriend and is liked by her young children. But Dexter has a secret hobby. He's an accomplished serial killer. So far he's killed dozens of people and has never been caught, because he knows exactly how to dispose of the evidence. And there are those who would rather he wasn't caught at all, because Dexter is a serial killer with a difference. He only kills the city's bad guys. Then Dexter's well-organised life is thrown into chaos. Another serial killer is invading his territory - and he wants Dexter to come out and play...]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>4</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="book-club" />
        <shelf name="crime-fiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jul 19 19:34:23 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 11 03:30:41 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[In case you’ve been in a coma the premise of this book (and the others in the series and the subsequent TV show) is very simple: a serial killer who kills serial killers. Alas, the idea is far more intriguing than the reality. I did enjoy the humour but there wasn’t nearly enough of it to keep m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27746184">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27746184]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27746184]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>26133012</id>
    <user>
    <id>122744</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Anne]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Arlington, VA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/122744-anne]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1181276076p3/122744.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1181276076p2/122744.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">550853</id>
  <isbn>038551123X</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780385511230</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">77</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175723386m/550853.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175723386s/550853.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/550853.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep's clothing...a monster who cringes at the site of blood...a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likable: <em>he only kills bad people.</em></strong><br/><br/>Dexter Morgan isn't exactly the kind of man you'd bring home to Mom. Though he's playful and has a wonderful ironic sense of humor, Dexter's one character flaw (his proclivity for murder) can be off-putting. But at heart Dexter is the perfect gentleman, supportive of his sister, Deb, a Miami copy, and interested only in doing away with people who really deserve his special visit. Dex is quite good-looking but totally indifferent to (and, frankly, a bit puzzled by) the attentions paid to him by women. Despite the fact that he can't stand the site of blood, he works as a blood-splatter analyst for the Miami police department, a job that allows him to keep tabs on the latest crimes and keep an eye open for his next quarry.<br/><br/>Dexter's well-organized life is suddenly disrupted when a second, much more visible serial killer appears in Miami. Dex is intrigued, even delighted, by the fact that the other killer appears to have a style reminiscent of his own. Yet he can't help but feel that the mysterious new arrival is not merely invading his turf but reaching out to him as well. The new killer seems to by doing more than copying Dexter&mdash;he seems to be saying, &ldquo;Come out and play.&rdquo; Dexter's secret life makes for a lonely existence...even a lovable monster can be intrigued by the prospect of finding a friend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>3</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>true</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="2008-read" />
        <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="library" />
        <shelf name="mystery" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 02 11:48:33 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 02 13:52:17 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Dude. Best serial killer book I've read in a while. Funny, creepy, yet not horrifying in the way that American Psycho is. What can I say - I'm much more engaged by a book that is a rollicking good mystery combined with a creepy-funny narrative voice versus a meditation on American society in the 80s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26133012">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26133012]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26133012]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>2986583</id>
    <user>
    <id>126262</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Brooke]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Hilliard, OH]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/126262-brooke]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1181591671p3/126262.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1181591671p2/126262.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">550853</id>
  <isbn>038551123X</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780385511230</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">77</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175723386m/550853.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175723386s/550853.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/550853.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep's clothing...a monster who cringes at the site of blood...a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likable: <em>he only kills bad people.</em></strong><br/><br/>Dexter Morgan isn't exactly the kind of man you'd bring home to Mom. Though he's playful and has a wonderful ironic sense of humor, Dexter's one character flaw (his proclivity for murder) can be off-putting. But at heart Dexter is the perfect gentleman, supportive of his sister, Deb, a Miami copy, and interested only in doing away with people who really deserve his special visit. Dex is quite good-looking but totally indifferent to (and, frankly, a bit puzzled by) the attentions paid to him by women. Despite the fact that he can't stand the site of blood, he works as a blood-splatter analyst for the Miami police department, a job that allows him to keep tabs on the latest crimes and keep an eye open for his next quarry.<br/><br/>Dexter's well-organized life is suddenly disrupted when a second, much more visible serial killer appears in Miami. Dex is intrigued, even delighted, by the fact that the other killer appears to have a style reminiscent of his own. Yet he can't help but feel that the mysterious new arrival is not merely invading his turf but reaching out to him as well. The new killer seems to by doing more than copying Dexter&mdash;he seems to be saying, &ldquo;Come out and play.&rdquo; Dexter's secret life makes for a lonely existence...even a lovable monster can be intrigued by the prospect of finding a friend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="2009" />
        <shelf name="mystery" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 12 10:44:58 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 17 00:23:11 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I simply <em>love</em> Showtime's Dexter. If Dexter the TV show were a book, I'd give it 5 stars. I've held off on reading the books that the show is based on for a while, because I didn't want anything to sully my Dexter-love. Was it possible they could favorably compare?<br/><br/>Luckily, Jeff Lindsay's ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2986583">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2986583]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2986583]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>6695806</id>
    <user>
    <id>369169</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Lori]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tobyhanna, PA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/369169-lori]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1257094860p3/369169.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1257094860p2/369169.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">17231</id>
  <isbn>0307277887</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780307277886</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1074</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-m-1255569333.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-s-1255569333.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>The Basis for a New Showtime® Original Series Starring Michael C. Hall<br/></strong><br/>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>4</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="fricken-awesome" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[everyone]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 24 06:55:37 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 13 18:02:19 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Oh Moon, glorious Moon --- Why did'nt I pick this up when it was first released is beyond me!<br/><br/>I love Dexter and his Dark Passenger. His sarcastic wit, his lizard brain, his fake girlfriend and actual love of little kids. His hobby-related career as a blood-splatter analyst by day, and his...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6695806">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6695806]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6695806]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>16249019</id>
    <user>
    <id>931097</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Janet ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, PA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/931097-janet]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1209773832p3/931097.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1209773832p2/931097.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">17231</id>
  <isbn>0307277887</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780307277886</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1074</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-m-1255569333.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-s-1255569333.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>The Basis for a New Showtime® Original Series Starring Michael C. Hall<br/></strong><br/>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>3</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Feb 24 11:06:52 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 24 11:15:57 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The only problem that I (and my niece) had with this book was the serious usage of alliteration used by the author.  It seriously got to be really ridiculously repetitively repulsive reading.  The story was very good and the main character is actually very likeable even though he's a serial killer. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16249019">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16249019]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16249019]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>5365470</id>
    <user>
    <id>317383</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Rebecca]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cudahy, WI]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/317383-rebecca]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1188416683p3/317383.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1188416683p2/317383.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">17231</id>
  <isbn>0307277887</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780307277886</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1074</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-m-1255569333.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-s-1255569333.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>The Basis for a New Showtime® Original Series Starring Michael C. Hall<br/></strong><br/>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="mysterygroupselections" />
        <shelf name="strangeshiznit" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[sociopaths, fans of the tv series]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 30 11:17:54 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 17 07:53:15 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[It really takes talent on the part of any author to take a character that should be unlikable and turn him into a character you like and more importantly, empathize with. Dexter is a sociopath that has urges to kill but thanks to help and love from his family he's channeled his homicidal rage toward...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5365470">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5365470]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5365470]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>49328320</id>
    <user>
    <id>1951663</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Laura]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Front Royal, VA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1951663-laura]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1249170996p3/1951663.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1249170996p2/1951663.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">550853</id>
  <isbn>038551123X</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780385511230</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">77</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175723386m/550853.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175723386s/550853.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/550853.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep's clothing...a monster who cringes at the site of blood...a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likable: <em>he only kills bad people.</em></strong><br/><br/>Dexter Morgan isn't exactly the kind of man you'd bring home to Mom. Though he's playful and has a wonderful ironic sense of humor, Dexter's one character flaw (his proclivity for murder) can be off-putting. But at heart Dexter is the perfect gentleman, supportive of his sister, Deb, a Miami copy, and interested only in doing away with people who really deserve his special visit. Dex is quite good-looking but totally indifferent to (and, frankly, a bit puzzled by) the attentions paid to him by women. Despite the fact that he can't stand the site of blood, he works as a blood-splatter analyst for the Miami police department, a job that allows him to keep tabs on the latest crimes and keep an eye open for his next quarry.<br/><br/>Dexter's well-organized life is suddenly disrupted when a second, much more visible serial killer appears in Miami. Dex is intrigued, even delighted, by the fact that the other killer appears to have a style reminiscent of his own. Yet he can't help but feel that the mysterious new arrival is not merely invading his turf but reaching out to him as well. The new killer seems to by doing more than copying Dexter&mdash;he seems to be saying, &ldquo;Come out and play.&rdquo; Dexter's secret life makes for a lonely existence...even a lovable monster can be intrigued by the prospect of finding a friend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="horror" />
        <shelf name="mystery" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 15 07:22:31 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 17 09:58:16 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter_Book_1_" title="Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Book 1) by Jeff Lindsay">Darkly Dreaming Dexter</a> is definitely not a typical &quot;serial killer vs. police&quot; novel. The protagonist, Dexter Morgan, works with the Miami P.D. analyzing blood splatter at crime scenes, and as a result he becomes involved in the city-wide search for a serial killer victimizing area prostitu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49328320">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49328320]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49328320]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>20921041</id>
    <user>
    <id>725162</id>
    <name><![CDATA[le-trombone]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/725162-le-trombone]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1198985262p3/725162.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1198985262p2/725162.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">17231</id>
  <isbn>0307277887</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780307277886</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1074</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-m-1255569333.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-s-1255569333.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>The Basis for a New Showtime® Original Series Starring Michael C. Hall<br/></strong><br/>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="fiction--mystery" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 24 15:54:40 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 24 16:26:32 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[It's probably impossible by now to not know that Dexter is a serial killer, but just in case you picked up this book without knowing it, the book opens with Dexter picking up his victim, showing him why Dexter picked him up (the evidence of his own killings is laid out before him), and the final kil...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20921041">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20921041]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20921041]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>20440420</id>
    <user>
    <id>1094570</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Katharine]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Darwin, NT, Australia]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1094570-katharine]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208511568p3/1094570.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208511568p2/1094570.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">17231</id>
  <isbn>0307277887</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780307277886</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1074</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-m-1255569333.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-s-1255569333.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>The Basis for a New Showtime® Original Series Starring Michael C. Hall<br/></strong><br/>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="crime-mystery" />
        <shelf name="read-2007" />
        <shelf name="read-2008" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Apr 18 02:43:40 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Apr 18 02:47:18 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[<em>Darkly Dreaming Dexter is a 2004 novel by Jeff Lindsay. It has formed the basis of the Showtime television series Dexter.<br/>The novel's protagonist, Dexter Morgan, is a young man who works for the Miami Police Department as a forensic blood spatter pattern analyst. In his spare time, Dexter is a ...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20440420">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20440420]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20440420]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>19621966</id>
    <user>
    <id>881587</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Sherry]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/881587-sherry]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1204832142p3/881587.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1204832142p2/881587.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">17231</id>
  <isbn>0307277887</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780307277886</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1074</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-m-1255569333.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-s-1255569333.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>The Basis for a New Showtime® Original Series Starring Michael C. Hall<br/></strong><br/>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Apr 06 23:18:51 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Apr 06 23:18:51 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Well, I guess everyone has there dirty little secrets. Mine is that I really like this TV show, and when I saw the book I couldn't resist picking it up and reading it. I whipped through it in basically one sitting, about 3 hours, so you know it wasn't the deepest book. Still, it explained a lot abou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19621966">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19621966]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19621966]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>11635578</id>
    <user>
    <id>319147</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Mike]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/319147-mike]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">17231</id>
  <isbn>0307277887</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780307277886</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1074</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-m-1255569333.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-s-1255569333.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>The Basis for a New Showtime® Original Series Starring Michael C. Hall<br/></strong><br/>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[people]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[showtime]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 04 10:24:25 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 04 10:31:24 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Well, I watched the TV show first which kind of removes the suspense from the mystery-suspense novel.  But I had the book on my shelf for awhile and it needed to be moved from the unred to read pile.  One of the biggest problems with reading a book after seeing the television show is that all of the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11635578">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11635578]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11635578]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>11623233</id>
    <user>
    <id>98190</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Ritz]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Caracas, Venezuela]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/98190-ritz]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208315299p3/98190.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208315299p2/98190.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">206683</id>
  <isbn>8495618834</isbn>
  <isbn13>9788495618832</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">2</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[El Oscuro Pasajero / Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172680700m/206683.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172680700s/206683.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/206683.El_Oscuro_Pasajero_Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>2.50</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>2</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[LES PRESENTO A DEXTER MORGAN, UN HANNIBAL LECTER VESTIDO DE CORDERITO... UN MONSTRUO QUE SE ESTREMECE ANTE LA VISIÓN DE LA SANGRE... UN ASESINO EN SERIE CUYA REGLA DE ORO LE CONVIERTE EN ALGUIEN TREMENDAMENTE SIMPÁTICO:  <br/><br/>  SÓLO MATA A LOS MALOS.  <br/><br/>  Dexter Morgan no es precisamente la clase de hombre que presentarías a mamá. Su tendencia al asesinato puede resultar algo desconcertante. Pero en el fondo de su corazón Dexter es el perfecto caballero; un apoyo para su hermana, Deb, miembro de la policía de Miami, y alguien interesado sólo en terminar con gente que de verdad se merece su visita especial. Aunque es un hombre atractivo, Dexter se muestra totalmente indiferente, y, con franqueza, un poco perplejo, ante las atenciones que le prestan las mujeres. Y, pese al hecho de que no soporta la visión de la sangre, trabaja como analista de restos de restos de sangre para la policía de Miami, una labor que le permite estar al día de los últimos crímenes y mantenerse ojo avizor ante la siguiente presa.  <br/><br/>  La organizada vida de Dexter se altera de repente cuando un segundo asesino en serie, mucho más visible, aparece en Miami. Dexter se siente intrigado, e incluso encantado, al ver que ese otro asesino parece tener un estilo virtualmente idéntico al suyo. Y sin embargo Dexter no puede evitar la sensación de que ese misterioso recién llegado no se limita a invadir su terreno... sino que le lanza una invitación directa para &quot;ir a jugar con él&quot;.  <br/><br/>  Narrado por uno de los autores más originales e ingeniosos de los últimos años, El oscuro pasajero es una novela fresca, sorprendente y trepidante que está llamada a convertirse en un gran éxito.<br/>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="autor_l_m" />
        <shelf name="horror_suspenso_terror_thrillers" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Israel, Kitty Wu, a quien le guste la serie y a quien le gusten los thrillers]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 04 08:15:59 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 25 15:54:14 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Leí <em>El Oscuro Pasajero</em> como intermedio de <em>Rant</em>. Llegué al libro por la televisión.<br/><br/>Resulta que existe una serie llamada <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/home.do"><em>DEXTER</em></a>, que ha sido un batacazo para Showtime y ¡yo la amo! Trata sobre un asesino en serie que sólo mata a asesinos en serie que el sistema no atrapa. Recomiendo a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11623233">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11623233]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11623233]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>9514576</id>
    <user>
    <id>198595</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Matimate]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Czech Republic]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/198595-matimate]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1237466889p3/198595.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1237466889p2/198595.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">17231</id>
  <isbn>0307277887</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780307277886</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1074</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-m-1255569333.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-s-1255569333.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>The Basis for a New Showtime® Original Series Starring Michael C. Hall<br/></strong><br/>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="2007" />
        <shelf name="detective" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 25 09:18:20 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 25 15:04:28 -0800 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[It is hard to say if it is better to read the book and then watch the TV or vice versa. My friend Dinofly recommended me the TV series Dexter as good detective story with hint of deviations, which could make my day little bit darker. The main character and narrator of the story is Dexter Morgan who ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9514576">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9514576]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9514576]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>6819192</id>
    <user>
    <id>418865</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Scrappyia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/418865-scrappyia]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">17231</id>
  <isbn>0307277887</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780307277886</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1074</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-m-1255569333.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/231/17231-s-1255569333.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter</link>
  <average_rating>3.72</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6246</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>The Basis for a New Showtime® Original Series Starring Michael C. Hall<br/></strong><br/>Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2004</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Yes]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 26 05:39:58 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 26 06:02:31 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This book follows Dexter, a serial killing blood spatter analyst, on his adventures in killing those who 'deserve it'.  He researches his victims, who usually consist of people who kill others for the &quot;wrong&quot; reasons. He, especially, doesn't like when the bad guys kill children so he'll st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6819192">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6819192]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6819192]]></link>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
          <shelf name="to-read" />
          <shelf name="currently-reading" />
          <shelf name="fiction" />
          <shelf name="mystery" />
          <shelf name="horror" />
          <shelf name="thriller" />
          <shelf name="crime" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link>
  <id>8</id>
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7039188</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>