Ducks

Due anni nelle sabbie bituminose

Graphic novel, 436 pages

Italiano language

Published by Bao publishing.

ISBN:
978-88-3273-871-1
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5 stars (12 reviews)

Un libro già premiatissimo in tutto il mondo, definito all’unanimità uno dei più belli e toccanti del 2022. Portato ora in Italia da BAO Publishing, per cui si appresta a diventare un titolo imprescindibile, è un libro di ricordi dolorosi ma necessari: uno spaccato di vita autobiografico in cui l’autrice racconta i suoi anni passati a lavorare per una compagnia petrolifera. Unica donna in un contesto sempre troppo permeato di mascolinità tossica, subisce violenze psicologiche e fisiche, in un crescendo di brutalità che non fa sconti. Un libro che però assume i toni di una storia di ricordi, non di denuncia, e che si rivela proprio per questo tanto più toccante e intenso.

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Engrossing from start to finish

5 stars

I've long been a fan of Kate Beaton's work (King Baby was one of my favorite books we read to my kid when he was a baby!), but I wasn't prepared for the emotional impact of Ducks. The wry humor in the slice of life portions were a great foundation for the deeper impacts of life at the camps, and Beaton imbues everyone with such humanity that I felt for everyone even though the impact of the work down at the sands is so horrific.

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.

Subjects

  • Comic books, strips
  • Petroleum industry and trade
  • Petroleum workers
  • Oil sands
  • Psychic trauma
  • Sexual harassment

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