Books like Ducks by Kate Beaton

Name: Ducks
Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Author: Kate Beaton

In "Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands," Kate Beaton chronicles the experience of a young woman who leaves her hometown to work in the lucrative oil‑sands camps of Fort McMurray. As one of the few women among a male‑dominated workforce, Katie confronts palpable culture shock and the harsh realities of life in an isolated, high‑pay worksite. The graphic memoir depicts how trauma is endured daily yet rarely spoken about, and explores the complex relationship between Canada’s natural beauty and its oil‑industry exploitation. Beaton’s illustration style combines detailed depictions of colossal machinery with large‑scale Alberta landscapes—wildlife, the Northern Lights, and the Rocky Mountains—providing a stark visual counterpoint to the human stories she tells.

First publish date: 2022

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Memoir

Authors: Kate Beaton

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