Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

14 reviews

uranaishi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual violence, Stalking, Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Sexism, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Rape, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Excrement, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Self harm, Cursing, Drug use, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Confinement, Classism, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Cancer, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, and Grief

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Sexual assault, Violence, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Car accident, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Bullying, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Grief, Stalking, Classism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

TWO fade-to-black rape scenes.

te_ss_i's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Drug abuse, Racism, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Racial slurs

borrowmybookjacket's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This is my second reading of Ducks. I'm a long time fan of Beaton and the comics about her life were always interesting. It's fascinating to look into someone else's life. It's not just another world, it's their view of an entirely different world. But tragically many things are still the same 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Car accident, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Cancer, Rape, Alcohol, Cursing, Body shaming, Grief, and Sexual assault

Minor: Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Excrement, and Fire/Fire injury

thebruce's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Misogyny, and Bullying

Moderate: Stalking, Car accident, Drug use, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Body shaming, Excrement, Animal death, Alcohol, and Grief

carlar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This was a really tough read due to the subject matter and the fact that it happened to one of my favorite webcomic artists back in high school. I already knew about her sister passing away when she published an article about how her sister's death could have been prevented, but to know that she also struggled with all this was heartbreaking, especially since her sister never got to read it. 

It took me longer than I expected to finish it because the casual misogyny, although interspersed with humor, was relentless and you end up feeling like this could have easily happened to you (if you're a woman and haven't already dealt with it before). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Sexism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Death, Racism, and Genocide

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Animal death

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

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Sexism

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Infidelity, and Fatphobia

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