RaveThe Comics JournalAn autobiographical and sociological masterpiece ... There are a lot of extraordinary things about Ducks. Beaton manages to deftly juggle huge amounts of information ... The book is about big, complicated issues....but Beaton touches on these myriad complex subjects gently ... Beaton is smart and careful, with an unmatched skill at her craft ... But the real reason Ducks is extraordinary is because Beaton herself is extraordinary. Few people in the same situation would have listened as closely, asked as many questions, and thought as deeply about what they had seen and heard as Kate did.
