luckyonesoph's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
I found the narrative a little harder to follow than other graphic novels I’ve read - lots of quick cuts to different scenes, and lots of characters with only brief scenes to keep track of. But, the art is beautiful, and I feel like I learned a really important piece of Canada’s history and culture.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Drug use
jessicajewel's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault
noroomforghosts's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5
karimorton33's review against another edition
4.0
Overall I really enjoyed this graphic novel and learning more about the first hand experiences of women in the oil field. I can relate to the feeling of having to put up with things to maintain a livelihood or rightfully bringing things to light only for nothing to change and/or to feel blame for it yourself. My one struggle was that the transition, or lack thereof, from scene to scene made it a bit hard to follow in parts or to feel a flow with things. (Read for Feminist Book Club)
larabavery's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
logancoxx's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
3.75
This book just made me sad. It’s a smack across the head about what life is like for women but it’s… a moment in time with no resolution. It ends showing you how mistreatment can effect you for a long time after the moment has passed.
shannonwest8's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
aggerj's review against another edition
5.0
Incredible graphic memoir about a recent college grad's -- and aspiring cartoonist -- time working in the Alberta oil mining camps.
It has an interesting artistic style that moves the plot forward. And even though I usually just read one graphic novel per year, Ducks has inspired me to read more of the genre.
Trigger warning: content relating to rape and sexual harassment
Bonus point: One of Obama's favorite books of 2022.
Fun Fact: The book is called Ducks after in incident in 2008 when a couple hundred migrating ducks landed in Canadian oil sludge and died. In the grander scheme of ecological disasters, it wasn't horrible. But the ducks were photogenic, and it became front page news. People started speaking out against the oil companies. (From NPR)
It has an interesting artistic style that moves the plot forward. And even though I usually just read one graphic novel per year, Ducks has inspired me to read more of the genre.
Trigger warning: content relating to rape and sexual harassment
Bonus point: One of Obama's favorite books of 2022.
Fun Fact: The book is called Ducks after in incident in 2008 when a couple hundred migrating ducks landed in Canadian oil sludge and died. In the grander scheme of ecological disasters, it wasn't horrible. But the ducks were photogenic, and it became front page news. People started speaking out against the oil companies. (From NPR)