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A review by huntingforagoodread
My Life Beyond Depression: A Mayo Clinic Patient Story by Hey Gee
5.0
I took a less traditional route to read and review this book by including my 10 year old daughter in the reading and review process! As the book is geared towards children 8-12, I thought it would be great to have her input! We read the ebook version via a Kindle Paperwhite and a Kindle app on an iPhone 12 (for screen size reference) before our physical copy of the book came in.
Right off the bat, the first thing we noticed is that, as an ebook, this book does not function well on black and white eReaders. Even in the Kindle app on the phone, the sections of wording are too small. You have to tap and zoom, and constantly figure out where you are on the page. There needs to be a Large Print version or a different format for ebooks.
As we read the book, it opened up an avenue of discussion. My daughter actually pointed out some of my own depression symptoms and asked questions. It helped her understand it in a way that was not overly complicated. When I asked her how she felt about the topic when we were done reading, she said she felt like she knew what signs to look for in her friends and family, and even herself. I thought that was very grown up of her!
When our physical copy of the book came in, we re-read the book and thankfully the lettering is not too small in person. The pages are vibrant and colorful, and my daughter told me that was one of the reasons she liked the book so much.
I personally also like that the book shows diversity and doesn’t default to a white character. I tend to personally buy my children books with diverse characters more often than not so they see that the world is a colorful fruit salad, not a melting pot.
Right off the bat, the first thing we noticed is that, as an ebook, this book does not function well on black and white eReaders. Even in the Kindle app on the phone, the sections of wording are too small. You have to tap and zoom, and constantly figure out where you are on the page. There needs to be a Large Print version or a different format for ebooks.
As we read the book, it opened up an avenue of discussion. My daughter actually pointed out some of my own depression symptoms and asked questions. It helped her understand it in a way that was not overly complicated. When I asked her how she felt about the topic when we were done reading, she said she felt like she knew what signs to look for in her friends and family, and even herself. I thought that was very grown up of her!
When our physical copy of the book came in, we re-read the book and thankfully the lettering is not too small in person. The pages are vibrant and colorful, and my daughter told me that was one of the reasons she liked the book so much.
I personally also like that the book shows diversity and doesn’t default to a white character. I tend to personally buy my children books with diverse characters more often than not so they see that the world is a colorful fruit salad, not a melting pot.