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title: "Family Planning: A Novel Paperback – November 18, 2008"
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# Family Planning: A Novel Paperback – November 18, 2008

**Brand:** karan mahajan
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Fourteen kids!
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2009*

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 moody oldest son, Arjun, and a political coup started by the (on-screen) death of the country's most famous soap star.I have to say that I just didn't "get" this book. Many of the other reviews characterize it as amusing or farcical. I failed to see the comedy in most of it. I didn't understand many of the cultural references, which was largely my lack, but it was still frustrating. The writing was fine, but I was often confused. I think, in large part, due to some of the bilingual references and misspellings.  Still, there were some pretty good, memorable lines throughout. Here's my favorite:"He was squeezing his butt to hold in the piss. It appeared, strangely, to work."A little crude, but funny.  Though I struggled with this book, I must caution that it may have just been me. I may have completely missed the boat or the point. I might have some mental block that is no fault of the author. Many critics really enjoyed this book. Even for me, towards the end, something kind of reminded me of Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut. Mr. Mahajan can take comfort in the fact that I don't really "get" Mr. Vonnegut either. If you "get" that kind of thing, this may be the book for you.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A farcical novel about a lack of family planning
  

*by B***S on Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2017*

A farcical novel about a lack of family planning in all senses, “Family Planning” tells the story of a New Delhi boy trying to start a band while navigating the complications of his huge family.  Or maybe it’s the story of a half-deaf politician trying to lead two lives while keeping his dignity at home—and failing.  And in the background is the crumbling, corrupt, divided city—which Karan Mahajan knew well before he went off to Stanford to start learning how to write sentences like “There was a twitching in his back, like the awkward flexing of nubs left by torn wings.”  Mahajan’s next novel, “The Association of Small Bombs,” is also superb.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Funny and Touching
  

*by M***S on Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2008*

I bought "Family Planning" right after hearing an interview with the young author, Karan Mahajan, on NPR. It was an impulse buy based on how intelligent and witty Mr. Mahajan had been in the interview; I was not disappointed. It's a delightful coming-of-age story and very humorous, which is not something I usually associate with tales set in Delhi, India.  I'll be watching for more form this promising young man.

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