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  <title><![CDATA[Family Planning: A Novel (P.S.)]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;p&gt; Rakesh Ahuja, a Government Minister in New Delhi, is beset by problems: thirteen children and another on the way; a wife who mourns the loss of her favorite TV star; and a teenaged son with some &lt;i&gt;really&lt;/i&gt; strong opinions about family planning. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; To make matters worse, looming over this comical farrago are secrets&#8212;both personal and political&#8212;that threaten to push the Ahuja household into disastrous turmoil. Following father and son as they blunder their way across the troubled landscape of New Delhi, Karan Mahajan brilliantly captures the frenetic pace of India's capital city to create a searing portrait of modern family life. &lt;/p&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">12</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2008</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Karan Mahajan]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 15 17:37:21 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 15 17:43:25 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a wild romp of a book about a family of thirteen (going on fourteen) in New Delhi, India.  The pov shifts between the oldest kid, a sixteen year old boy, his dad, a pregnant woman loving politician, and the poor, poor wife/mom.  The author does a really wonderful job of folding in past story...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40181647">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Dec 05 01:28:41 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a spectacular book from a debut article. A seemingly simple subject on a family and its head in a few days is woven into a complex plot that is handled brilliantly, with a wickedly comic streak that keeps the reader entertained..and the human element of father son, husband wife and professional...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39276631">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49438021">
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  <read_at>Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 16 08:41:16 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 18 13:37:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rakesh Ahuja has thirteen children (with one on the way) and a wife whom he is attracted to only when she is pregnant.  He is the Minister of Urban Development in the Indian government, but his personal and political clashes are taking their toll.  In particular, he's dealing with his immature and m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49438021">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47550158">
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 10 19:08:29 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Feb 25 19:02:44 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 10 19:08:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The writer grew up in India, came to Stanford for college, and now lives in New York, where I heard him at a reading.  He has a wonderful voice, both in life and on the page; it rises humorous, wise, compassionate, and bold, to pull you immediately into the story and guide you companionably forward ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47550158">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47708813">
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  <date_added>Fri Feb 27 12:30:50 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 27 12:30:50 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm more than a little biased because I lived in a dorm with the author my freshman year of college.  On the other hand, good fiction is usually wasted on me, so hopefully those biases balance each other out.  This book starts out a little slow, but is great when it hits its stride.  It's full of su...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47708813">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42291625">
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 07 18:50:42 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 07 18:55:35 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I heard an interview with the writer on NPR and went out and bought the book.  I felt I had walked into a slice of life of present day middle class India, seen through the eyes of an adolescent boy.  This writer is hilarious and at points I just laughed out loud.  This is a quick read.    ]]></body>
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    <review id="42315758">
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 06 22:40:59 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 07 22:21:57 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 06 22:40:59 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an intensely pleasurable read for me, and I would recommend it to just about anyone.  The writing is fast-paced and witty, funny in a very unexpected and off-the-wall way that really tickled me.  The overall arc of the plot felt a little crumbly towards the end -- I felt that it ended abrup...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42315758">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46714947">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hilarious story of a man who is only attracted to his wife when she is pregnant and consequently has 13 children.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46714947]]></url>
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    <review id="78059126">
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  <date_added>Tue Nov 17 05:34:52 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Entertaining and clever, but one never really comes to understand why the characters do such strange things]]></body>
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    <review id="44086631">
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Jan 23 13:24:09 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[While this book did have funny parts, I was honestly, quite bored by a lot of it.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="43588326">
    <user id="1930063">
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    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 19 15:47:02 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pathetic yet sympathetic characters, funny, over the top, lyrical]]></body>
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    <review id="43727568">
    <user id="1210570">
    <name><![CDATA[Ruzena]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 20 14:06:48 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 30 13:58:58 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Funny without being fluffy. I really liked the writing style, colorful characters, and descriptions of Delhi and Indian civil service. ]]></body>
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    <review id="40219759">
    <user id="1151257">
    <name><![CDATA[Olga]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New York, NY]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue Dec 16 08:43:13 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Written by funny guy.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40219759]]></url>
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    <review id="77957946">
    <user id="1717151">
    <name><![CDATA[Dwanna]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[highly recommended, fun read.]]></body>
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    <review id="42207782">
    <user id="1877763">
    <name><![CDATA[Karima]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Jan 28 11:32:11 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a quick read full of comical scenes. Its refreshing to read contemporary fiction focused on another country!]]></body>
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    <review id="42148195">
    <user id="287274">
    <name><![CDATA[Anjali]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Jan 31 07:18:38 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wanted to like this book. It has such an interesting premise. But there's no story -- just an idea.]]></body>
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    <review id="64345284">
    <user id="359483">
    <name><![CDATA[Arnetra]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It;s about a boy who wants to inpress someone but also who wants attention. and Its about a Man, His father, who mourns his first wife's, need his son's love, and I think he wants some sort of power too. Oh well, read it if you dare.]]></body>
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    <review id="63885717">
    <user id="845798">
    <name><![CDATA[Catherine]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Aug 26 12:30:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Some of the Indian bureaucracy satire was probably lost on me, but this is a really energenic, fun novel.]]></body>
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    <review id="40279886">
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    <name><![CDATA[Chase]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The author is a friend of mine from college. I was very impressed by this book. It's very clever and witty, but also pretty deep. I'm looking forward to his next book.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Apr 12 09:06:18 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm vacillating between giving this book 3 or 4 stars. Th ending was a little disappointing. I've got to think about it some more.]]></body>
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