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I got this big beautiful graphic novel for Christmas last year and it was so great to finally read it. It‘s a sobering memoir full of sexism and a kind of tense unsettling undercurrent of violence. But still a very raw look at the authors stage of life, trying to make money and the lengths she does to in order to do that, and the cost the oil industry has on not just the environment but the workers. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Non-fiction narratives are easier to understand with the context given for real life events. This book is written in three parts, the first being origin stories about how the community grew to its size/wealth due to what lay beneath the ground. The second section is the recount of the 2016 fire, and the third section covers science that makes sense after reading the Fire Weather and contextualizes other climate issues due to the warming of Earth.

Wow. This was very good. Such a gentle and honest and heartbreaking telling. Related to the province and landscape. The thoughtful interrogation of male dominated work camps was excellent

This gripping book recounts the devastating 2016 fire that ravaged Fort McMurray, a remote town in the boreal forests of Alberta, Canada, that owes its existence to petroleum. As global temperatures rise and fire behaves in ways humanity has never previously encountered--devouring entire houses in mere minutes, forming tornadoes of fire--the true cost of fossil fuel consumption rises higher and higher. A timely and terrifying call to action.

Slow to post of late, but really enjoyed this, as I have most Pulitzer winners. Lots of science and history here, but Vaillant managed to weave it with several boots-on-the-ground stories of people affected by the largest wildfire to date in Fort McMurray, Canada. He tries not to end on a doom and gloom note, but I‘d still say this isn‘t exactly a light “summer read”.

Taking #landback protests to a new level, two Metis youth move a herd of bison into a downtown Edmonton park. Activist Grey is determined to make a real difference while Ezzy, whose been in & out of institutions, his whole life, just wants to support Grey. Their plan works, sort of. But if course there are no easy fixes to colonialism or its impact on generations. Helping the bison doesn't save Grey or Ezzy from having to find their own path.

Liked it! His first is better, but these two characters were really and finely drawn without being caricatures. Edmonton seemed like a character as well. The local culture was captured in a very honest way

An excellent book describing the science, history and politics surrounding forest fires. Vaillant gives a gripping account of the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire in Canada, and explains how climate change has led to an increase of such fires.

I highly recommend the audiobook version.

#AwesomeApril @Andrew65

Excellent, page turning description of the development, physics, chemistry, weather, evacuation and defending the city from the Canadian fire in 2016. The explanation of how hot the fire was, how it moved, and the citizens‘ reactions was so good. For me, the last 1/4 of the book lost a little momentum, but that could be because the first 3/4 was so good.

Chapter 1
“If a tree burns in the forest and nobody sees it…”