<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	<user>
  <id>1674068</id>
  <name><![CDATA[G]]></name>
  <user_name><![CDATA[GVanBooven]]></user_name>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1674068-g]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1225483106p3/1674068.jpg]]></image_url>
  <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1225483106p2/1674068.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  
    <about><![CDATA[A casual reader most of the time, at certain times of the year I become voracious and do little BUT read. I'm finding myself in a bit of lackadaisical toward reading currently, but that is likely to change soon.<br/><br/>Much of the time I'm spending time with my partner and our beast watching films, cooking or eating sushi. <br/><br/>Those who know me call me funny and reliable, diabolical and a bit bent. But those are all good things, yes?]]></about>
    <age>43</age>
    <gender>male</gender>
    <location>Los Angeles, CA</location>
    <website><![CDATA[]]></website>
    <joined>10/2008</joined>
    <last_active>10/2009</last_active>
    <interests><![CDATA[]]></interests>
    <favorite_books><![CDATA[Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie<br/>Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres<br/>Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy<br/>True History of the Kelly Gang - Peter Carey<br/> A Prayer for the Dying - Stuart O'Nan<br/>Brief Interviews with Hideous Men - David Foster Wallace]]></favorite_books>
    <favorite_authors>
	    
	  </favorite_authors>
    
    <updates_rss_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/updates_rss/1674068?key=871cb4f06639d0ad1553fd7c39404aad2eb57b38]]></updates_rss_url>
    <reviews_rss_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/list_rss/1674068?key=871cb4f06639d0ad1553fd7c39404aad2eb57b38&shelf=%23ALL%23]]></reviews_rss_url>
    <friends_count type="integer">15</friends_count>
    <reviews_count type="integer">236</reviews_count>
    <user_shelves type="array">
  <user_shelf>
    <book_count type="integer">209</book_count>
    <description nil="true"></description>
    <exclusive_flag type="boolean">true</exclusive_flag>
    <id type="integer">5796681</id>
    <name>read</name>
  </user_shelf>
  <user_shelf>
    <book_count type="integer">1</book_count>
    <description nil="true"></description>
    <exclusive_flag type="boolean">true</exclusive_flag>
    <id type="integer">3676928</id>
    <name>currently-reading</name>
  </user_shelf>
  <user_shelf>
    <book_count type="integer">26</book_count>
    <description nil="true"></description>
    <exclusive_flag type="boolean">true</exclusive_flag>
    <id type="integer">3676927</id>
    <name>to-read</name>
  </user_shelf>
</user_shelves>

          <updates type="array">
      <update type="comment">
    <action_text><![CDATA[new comment from G]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74192444</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166468809s/11297.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">1674068</id>
  <name>G</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1225483106p2/1674068.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1674068-g</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:13:30 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Yay! LOVED Wind-Up Bird. Only just started this one. :)]]></body>
        
    
  </update>  
      <update type="review">
    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11297.Norwegian_Wood">Norwegian Wood (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3354.Haruki_Murakami">Haruki Murakami</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74192444</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166468809s/11297.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">1674068</id>
  <name>G</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1225483106p2/1674068.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1674068-g</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:49:18 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
  </update>  
      <update type="review">
    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1840511.Snuff">Snuff (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2546.Chuck_Palahniuk">Chuck Palahniuk</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74192380</link>
    <image_url>http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41DqigbsG0L._SL75_.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">1674068</id>
  <name>G</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1225483106p2/1674068.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1674068-g</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:48:39 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
  </update>  
      <update type="review">
    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2266768.The_Power_of_One">The Power of One (School &amp; Library Binding)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/63.Bryce_Courtenay">Bryce Courtenay</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70543980</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255754449s/2266768.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">1674068</id>
  <name>G</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1225483106p2/1674068.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1674068-g</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:35:13 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
  </update>  
      <update type="review">
    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78433.The_Blind_Assassin">The Blind Assassin (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3472.Margaret_Atwood">Margaret Atwood</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56765953</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1258541266s/78433.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">1674068</id>
  <name>G</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1225483106p2/1674068.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1674068-g</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:33:47 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A very good novel, and the first Atwood I've read. It won't be the last. I'm reminded that I need to seek out more Booker Prize Winners.]]></body>
        
    
  </update>  
      <update type="review">
    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1056416.Rio_De_Janeiro">Rio De Janeiro (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/322393.Ruy_Castro">Ruy Castro</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58471806</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180569633s/1056416.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">1674068</id>
  <name>G</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1225483106p2/1674068.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1674068-g</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:34:51 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A brief but interesting look into the history of Rio and how different influences have shaped the city and it's inhabitants.]]></body>
        
    
  </update>  
      <update type="review">
    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/259028.The_Devil_in_the_White_City_Murder_Magic_and_Madness_at_the_Fair_that_Changed_America">The Devil in the White City:  Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5869.Erik_Larson">Erik Larson</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56765913</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173214679s/259028.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">1674068</id>
  <name>G</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1225483106p2/1674068.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1674068-g</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:23:35 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A nice read. I agree with the reviewer that said &quot;I can't beleive that no one really knew about all this.&quot; It seems like the Chicago Worlds Fair is a faded memomory, almost a thing of fantasy. On a random side note it seemed like the mythical London World Fair in the anime film Steamboy bo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56765913">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
  </update>  
      <update type="review">
    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32145.Stiff_The_Curious_Lives_of_Human_Cadavers">Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7956.Mary_Roach">Mary Roach</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56765744</link>
    <image_url>http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518yo1vWBiL._SL75_.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">1674068</id>
  <name>G</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1225483106p2/1674068.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1674068-g</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Wed, 20 May 2009 20:14:48 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[ So I took this up to the roof of my building on Friday evening along with a glass of shiraz and a half completed crossword. Lovely night...warm, sunny (why don't I do this more often, I asked myself? I will, I replied). Having defeated the crossword (haha! take that puzzle!) I devoured the last cou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56765744">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
  </update>  
      <update type="comment">
    <action_text><![CDATA[new comment from G]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56647841</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445316s/54944.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">1674068</id>
  <name>G</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1225483106p2/1674068.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1674068-g</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Wed, 20 May 2009 12:46:17 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[You slut. ]]></body>
        
    
  </update>  
      <update type="comment">
    <action_text><![CDATA[new comment from G]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39305179</link>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166112398s/9998.jpg</image_url>
    <actor>
  <id type="integer">1674068</id>
  <name>G</name>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1225483106p2/1674068.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1674068-g</link>
</actor>

    <updated_at>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:06:08 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Are you still plugging away at it, or not yet updated here yet?<br/><br/>]]></body>
        
    
  </update>  
  </updates>
      
</user>

</GoodreadsResponse>