graphic novel stupenda
4 stars
interessante la prospettiva sulla moralità che l'autrice ha all'interno del libro TW: violenza di genere
English language
Published Sept. 27, 2022 by Penguin Random House.
5 stars
(8 reviews)
Arriving in Fort McMurray, Katie finds work in the lucrative camps owned and operated by the world's largest oil companies. As one of the few women among thousands of men, the culture shock is palpable. It does not hit home until she moves to a spartan, isolated worksite for higher pay. Katie encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet never discussed. For young Katie, her wounds may never heal.
Beaton's natural cartooning prowess is on full display as she draws colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, Northern Lights, and Rocky Mountains. Her first full length graphic narrative, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the …
Arriving in Fort McMurray, Katie finds work in the lucrative camps owned and operated by the world's largest oil companies. As one of the few women among thousands of men, the culture shock is palpable. It does not hit home until she moves to a spartan, isolated worksite for higher pay. Katie encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet never discussed. For young Katie, her wounds may never heal.
Beaton's natural cartooning prowess is on full display as she draws colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, Northern Lights, and Rocky Mountains. Her first full length graphic narrative, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.
outofrange reviewed Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Mysteriously engaging
4 stars
This story is not surprising, hopefully one day it will be. But the graphic novel format and the artwork grabbed my attention in a way I can't explain.
Incredible
5 stars
There are some heavy topics covered in this book. But I feel they are important to share out. Specially if you are a man, this point of view of a woman in a male-centric workplace makes you realize all the things that you may have missed. A must read for anyone who loves graphic novels
A "warts-and-all" look at Canada
5 stars
People need to read this. As a father of a little girl, the book is terrifying, so it makes the need for a perspective shift an urgent one.
Stephen reviewed Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Review of 'Ducks' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Really powerful book about being a woman in the oil sands of Alberta. I couldn't do it. Kate's pretty clear this is her experience and not "everyone's experience" but it looks pretty intense for everyone isolated from the rest of the world (at least back in 2006) and then particularly unpleasant for women through either microaggressions or outright sexual violence.
el dang reviewed Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
A deeply human look at a thoroughly dehumanising place
5 stars
This is a powerful memoir which has a lot to say about how we (particularly Canada as a resource extraction colony, but also a broader "we") treat the people whose physical labour runs parts of the economy we'd rather not think about. The experience turned out predictably badly for Beaton, but in looking back she maintained empathy for the people involved, keeping a clear on focus on what the context of oil sands work camps does to people.
