A review by bmahaffy
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A astoundingly good book. I read this in two sittings - easier, I suppose in the graphic novel format. But you have to take a bit of time because there's a rich quality to the drawings that go well beyond the words on the pages.

The book is deep - a personal journey. The journey of a family. Cultural and economic drivers. Toxic masculinity but with a little bit of compassion for people who are doing what they have to do and are twisted by the experience. The grim reality of our extractive industries and their cost not just on the environment but on people.
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