<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	<user>
  <id>147582</id>
  <name><![CDATA[Damien]]></name>
  <user_name><![CDATA[]]></user_name>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/147582-damien]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1232608439p3/147582.jpg]]></image_url>
  <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1232608439p2/147582.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  
    <about><![CDATA[Avid reader, fascinated with the unusual and the bizarre (especially those which are true stories), highly spiritual atheist with political inclinations beyond the radical, even if I have to chose between one thing or the other I'll always seek out a third option, I endeavor to transcend notions of race-class-gender as well as personal styles of appearance based on practicality rather than idealism... and yes, I'm aware of how improbable all this sounds, but I've managed to keep a sense of humor about it all!]]></about>
    <age></age>
    <gender>male</gender>
    <location>San Francisco, CA</location>
    <website><![CDATA[]]></website>
    <joined>06/2007</joined>
    <last_active>12/2009</last_active>
    <interests><![CDATA[things that make this world seem more interesting and/or the real experiences of others who challenge stereotypes ]]></interests>
    <favorite_books><![CDATA[]]></favorite_books>
    <favorite_authors>
	    
	  </favorite_authors>
    
    <updates_rss_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/updates_rss/147582?key=0dd4b71542163b0a96f05af8bf6712a3570a80da]]></updates_rss_url>
    <reviews_rss_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/list_rss/147582?key=0dd4b71542163b0a96f05af8bf6712a3570a80da&shelf=%23ALL%23]]></reviews_rss_url>
    <friends_count type="integer">30</friends_count>
    <reviews_count type="integer">581</reviews_count>
    <user_shelves type="array">
  <user_shelf>
    <book_count type="integer">581</book_count>
    <description nil="true"></description>
    <exclusive_flag type="boolean">true</exclusive_flag>
    <id type="integer">5651146</id>
    <name>read</name>
  </user_shelf>
  <user_shelf>
    <book_count type="integer">0</book_count>
    <description nil="true"></description>
    <exclusive_flag type="boolean">true</exclusive_flag>
    <id type="integer">303060</id>
    <name>currently-reading</name>
  </user_shelf>
  <user_shelf>
    <book_count type="integer">0</book_count>
    <description nil="true"></description>
    <exclusive_flag type="boolean">true</exclusive_flag>
    <id type="integer">303059</id>
    <name>to-read</name>
  </user_shelf>
  <user_shelf>
    <book_count type="integer">92</book_count>
    <description nil="true"></description>
    <exclusive_flag type="boolean">false</exclusive_flag>
    <id type="integer">5137600</id>
    <name>queer</name>
  </user_shelf>
</user_shelves>

          <updates type="array">
      <update type="comment">
    <action_text><![CDATA[new comment from Damien]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73577876</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242134866s/5603414.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">147582</id>
  <name>Damien</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1232608439p2/147582.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/147582-damien</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:34:34 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This sounds very interesting- I need to make a note to look it up at the library- once I'm done reading (or get sick of) this stack of &quot;serious&quot; books next to my bed!]]></body>
        
    
  </update>  
      <update type="review">
    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/625857.Hex_A_Novel_of_Love_Spells">Hex: A Novel of Love Spells (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/332086.Darieck_Scott">Darieck Scott</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78758801</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176431716s/625857.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">147582</id>
  <name>Damien</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1232608439p2/147582.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/147582-damien</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:10:13 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Samuel R. Delaney gave this an excellent review; in many cases I can see why. The writer is extremely intelligent and his prose is often brilliant. And I especially like to read books written in the English language where the white person is NOT the hero or center of attention, where any characters ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78758801">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
  </update>  
      <update type="comment">
    <action_text><![CDATA[new comment from Damien]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77771874</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173051732s/242006.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">147582</id>
  <name>Damien</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1232608439p2/147582.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/147582-damien</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:09:12 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I agree about needing to develop a sense of humor when that's the kind of life you were given. Although I have to admit, I only saw the movie version, and based on that, I've personally watched things like that happen first hand through out my life. I get the impression from some of Augusten Burroughs' other writings that the book was a bit more harsher than the movie, but I'm aware that things like that happen ALL THE TIME.]]></body>
        
    
  </update>  
        <update type="comment">
    <action_text><![CDATA[new comment from Damien]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76440628</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255574095s/6139113.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">147582</id>
  <name>Damien</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1232608439p2/147582.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/147582-damien</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:23:48 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I probably need to re-write this review; meaning: I probably agree with what he is saying more than I realize- it's just the way he says that makes me think he just your typical american s**t-talker who tries to ridicule any one who wants to make a difference in their life. &quot;Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.&quot; Okay, I'm all about that. Of course, I'd encourage as many people to change the third statement to &quot;All plants&quot;. but hey, no one ever listens to me any way! &quot;Mostly plants&quot; is a good start! This book is not for me, but it will probably do a world of good for nearly every one else in this country.]]></body>
        
    
  </update>  
      <update type="review">
    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/550165.Ecotopia_The_Notebooks_and_Reports_of_William_Weston">Ecotopia: The Notebooks and Reports of William Weston (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/70147.Ernest_Callenbach">Ernest Callenbach</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2414251</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175718707s/550165.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">147582</id>
  <name>Damien</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1232608439p2/147582.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/147582-damien</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:19:37 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I read this a long time ago and I really wanted to love it, but after I finished it, I barely even liked it. I think the idea is incredible- &quot;employee ownership of farms and businesses, the twenty-hour work week, the fanatical elimination of pollution, mini-cities that defeat overcrowding, devo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2414251">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
  </update>  
      <update type="review">
    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/177425.Exile_in_Guyville_How_a_Punk_Rock_Redneck_Faggot_Texan_Moved_to_West_Hollywood_and_Refused_to_Be_Shiny_and_Happy">Exile in Guyville: How a Punk Rock Redneck Faggot Texan Moved to West Hollywood and Refused to Be Shiny and Happy (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1274313.Dave_White">Dave  White</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76967410</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172448440s/177425.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">147582</id>
  <name>Damien</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1232608439p2/147582.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/147582-damien</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:52:08 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This was hilarious. I love his term &quot;Dress-All-Stupid Queens&quot; (which ten years later would simply be known as the &quot;hipster&quot;). My favorite part was his description of Diamanda Galas- I paraphrase: imagine the original Halloween film, but instead of Jamie Lee Curtis, it's Maria Cal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76967410">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
  </update>  
      <update type="review">
    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6139113.In_Defense_of_Food_An_Eater_s_Manifesto">In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2121.Michael_Pollan">Michael Pollan</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76440628</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255574095s/6139113.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">147582</id>
  <name>Damien</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1232608439p2/147582.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/147582-damien</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:27:36 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I don't like this guy at all, and I'm having a hard time figuring out why so many people do. Although I've finally realized who his target audience is, and in that context, maybe he is worth more than I am willing to give him credit for. Still, I don't like his tone at all. For example, he asks a hy...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76440628">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
  </update>  
      <update type="comment">
    <action_text><![CDATA[new comment from Damien]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/147582-damien</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1232608439p2/147582.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">147582</id>
  <name>Damien</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1232608439p2/147582.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/147582-damien</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:16:56 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Thanks for the request AND the compliment... it's nice to know that I don't sound like a cranky old man (unless of course I sound like one of the old men from the Muppet Show)!]]></body>
        
    
  </update>  
  </updates>
      
</user>

</GoodreadsResponse>