DUCKS Review
New York Times bestselling cartoonist, Kate Beaton, produced her first full length graphic narrative in 2022 to wonderous acclaim. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands follows her own exploits as a young college grad as she ventured to work in the harsh oil fields of Alberta with the singular goal of paying off her student loans. Katie encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands, where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet is never discussed. It is also very much a story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.