Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

19 reviews

misslyndsy's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Rape

Minor: Excrement and Injury/Injury detail

vixenreader's review against another edition

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.

biobooksbirdsnerd's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Rape, Violence, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

iirreeaadd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

Very good. Very hard to get through at points. Complex and nuanced and difficult. Worth reading for sure

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Grief, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Drug abuse

Minor: Animal death

traa's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Stalking, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Infidelity

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Car accident, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Colonisation, Cursing, Drug use, and Gaslighting

Minor: Blood, Body horror, Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cancer, and Excrement

pewter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

We Cape Bretoners have always had to live in two places for the sake of the almighty dollar, and this story just feels so validating. This deep yearning from home is portrayed lovingly and carefully by Beaton in lyrics and accents, alongside of a deeper fear of losing one's self to a place. Frightening and phenomenal - this is a must read for anyone who's had to leave home, but also for those of us who have empty seats at the table. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Car accident, Sexism, Grief, Sexual assault, Addiction, Gaslighting, Rape, Bullying, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Violence, Cancer, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Alcohol, Body shaming, Colonisation, Cursing, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

jenthebookgeek's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Classism, Colonisation, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Sexism, Drug use, Car accident, Rape, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

redrosemoth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Self harm

Minor: Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Drug abuse

annabunce's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Every Canadian should read this book. An incredible window into a world we all benefit from

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Grief, Gaslighting, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Infidelity

Moderate: Animal death, Alcohol, and Death

Minor: Addiction