The review is stated to release in November edition of Midwest Book Review“It's important to note that Page 6 and Beyond: Let's Stir the Pot is not an autobiography in the usual sense of the word. It's a satirical observation of an Indian girl living in Northern Virginia who grows up in a volatile and strange world, and it captures the nuances and eclectic experiences of classmates in a manner reminiscent of the Page 6 gossip section of the New York Post that shared news, pop culture, and gossip, pairing them with visual embellishments. Hureen Gandhi became, in effect, the CEO of this mission to share gossip and lives, and her account documents these stories as it fluctuates between her past and present worlds and creates a roller coaster of experience that brings readers along for a rollicking social and cultural inspection. The first thing to note about Page 6 and Beyond's approach is that although its roots lie in real-world encounters and experiences, these events are narrated with a dash of satire, and some names have been changed (often with humorous descriptions embedded in them, such as 'Ms. Lady Half') to protect the innocent. The second note is that there's nothing innocent about this high spirited exploration. Gandhi embarks on a series of revelations designed to entertain, enlighten, and provoke laughter and shame-faced self-recognition among readers. One doesn't have to be familiar with her life, times, or area in order to appreciate full-faceted vignettes that are peppered with fun illustrations throughout and which focus on the individuals, purposes, and perspectives of a diverse SXH School WhatsApp group of friends. From the 'rules' of the newly-formed Page 6 group to headline stories revolving around family and friends, intersections between Indian and American cultures, and the evolution of an online class community where messages spark debates, confrontations, and influence close-knit relationships, Page 6 and Beyond excels in capturing the nuances and ironies of daily lives and provides slices of these lives to a wide audience. The back-and-forth postings and responses reminiscent of texting (but with more detail and better spelling) will particularly appeal to generations who enjoy their drama and observations in digestible snippets of information. Whether it's obtaining guidance on morals and values for youngsters or the fundamental tenants of a democratic society and how social and political lines are crossed, examined, and formed, Gandhi in effect creates a lively dialogue that will encourage readers to consider their own cultural influences, dialogues and interactions with peers and elders. This leads to a closer inspection of these influences on their evolving lives, whether they are political, social, or psychological. How Gandhi gets her group to submit stories and create dialogues around them and how Page 6 evolves is just as much a part of the bigger picture surrounding this book's evolution as the details of her life as she explores her Indian heritage, influences, and traditions. The result is hard to easily categorize: neither strictly autobiography in the usual sense nor social observation in the typical dispassionate, analytical manner, Page 6 and Beyond is quite simply a treasure trove of cultural enlightenment. It takes a group of peers, gathers their stories, and uses a storyteller's gift for drama to bring everything together. It's a comedic gossip piece that provides important revelations about interpersonal interactions, life choices, and the process of forming and managing connections.Readers who enjoy personal stories of Indian/American culture and interactions between generations will appreciate Page 6 and Beyond for its unique voice, multifaceted observations, and spunky, lively writing style that places it within reach of all readers regardless of age, ethnicity, or political direction.”— D Donovan, Midwest Book Review
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"Reviewed By Grant Leishman for Readers' Favorite
Page 6 and Beyond: Let’s Stir the Pot... is a glimpse at the power of social media to bring a disparate group of people together who happened to share an experience some twenty years earlier. Author Hureen Saghar Gandhi was born and raised in India, but as did many of her classmates from those schooldays, she moved halfway across the world and now resides in Northern Virginia, USA. After an impromptu school reunion with some of her classmates from back in India, they decide to set up a “WhatsApp” group to try to bring everyone back together and reminisce over their long forgotten schooldays and the adventures and aspirations they all had then. Gandhi is excited to see where all her old friends have ended up and what they are doing now. Set against the social upheaval and acrimony of the 2016 Presidential elections, the author, a staunch Hillary Clinton supporter, is dismayed to find one of her old friends is a staunch Trump supporter. The tensions and humour of reconnecting after all these years is the thread that ties this story together.
What Page 6 and Beyond: Let’s Stir the Pot... does well is remind us of the power of social media today to reunite friends from the past. Despite all the qualms about privacy and bullying, there is good to be had from this ability to reconnect. Having seen this myself, with my own wife reconnecting after forty years with her high school classmates, this story definitely resonated with me. Hureen Saghar Gandhi has done a good job in controlling what, at times, had the potential to be both explosive and privacy invading. Perhaps the biggest disappointment for me, as a reader, is that the emojis, which play such a critical part in the humour of these stories, did not reproduce well in the Kindle version of the story. Consequently, some of the humour passed me by. That having been said, there were plenty of anecdotes from the author’s schooldays which had me chuckling away to myself and reminiscing over my own schooldays. This is a fun little read that is full of the warmth and humour of true life experience."
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Review #1: Review by Grant Leishman
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4 Stars
Reviewed By Grant Leishman for Readers’ Favorite
Page 6 and Beyond: Let’s Stir the Pot... is a glimpse at the power of social media to bring a disparate group of people together who happened to share an experience some twenty years earlier. Author Hureen Saghar Gandhi was born and raised in India, but as did many of her classmates from those schooldays, she moved halfway across the world and now resides in Northern Virginia, USA. After an impromptu school reunion with some of her classmates from back in India, they decide to set up a “WhatsApp” group to try to bring everyone back together and reminisce over their long forgotten schooldays and the adventures and aspirations they all had then. Gandhi is excited to see where all her old friends have ended up and what they are doing now. Set against the social upheaval and acrimony of the 2016 Presidential elections, the author, a staunch Hillary Clinton supporter, is dismayed to find one of her old friends is a staunch Trump supporter. The tensions and humour of reconnecting after all these years is the thread that ties this story together.
What Page 6 and Beyond: Let’s Stir the Pot... does well is remind us of the power of social media today to reunite friends from the past. Despite all the qualms about privacy and bullying, there is good to be had from this ability to reconnect. Having seen this myself, with my own wife reconnecting after forty years with her high school classmates, this story definitely resonated with me. Hureen Saghar Gandhi has done a good job in controlling what, at times, had the potential to be both explosive and privacy invading. Perhaps the biggest disappointment for me, as a reader, is that the emojis, which play such a critical part in the humour of these stories, did not reproduce well in the Kindle version of the story. Consequently, some of the humour passed me by. That having been said, there were plenty of anecdotes from the author’s schooldays which had me chuckling away to myself and reminiscing over my own schooldays. This is a fun little read that is full of the warmth and humour of true life experience.
