Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

37 reviews

your_true_shelf's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness and Medical trauma

bessadams's review

emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Rape, Drug use, and Infidelity

booksandteatime's review

challenging emotional slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, and Infidelity

town_scar's review

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

ratstronomer's review

emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Kate Beaton’s sequential storytelling is reflective and moving. I learned a lot about the Canadian oil sands and the people who work there in search of financial hope like herself. Nothing is ever black and white and I think Kate illustrates that reality beautifully. Everyone who works in the sands is changed, even Kate.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Rape, Racial slurs, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident and Suicide

vixenreader's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

The great Canadian graphic novel, it is an exploration of what people will put up with when they need to take care of themselves, and how others will take advantage of those because of their lack of resources. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Colonisation, Racism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Animal death, Bullying, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, and Xenophobia

Minor: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Ableism

Be aware that the novel does explore workplace abuse, hardship, and harassment. If you got out of a bad job, please read with care.

idesofmarch's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape, Addiction, and Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Car accident

katieconrad's review

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape, Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Stalking, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Minor: Terminal illness

chameleonhound's review

emotional

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Colonisation, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

graceesford's review

adventurous dark funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual assault, Rape, Cursing, and Misogyny

Moderate: Mental illness