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Trashed

a Graphic Novel /cby Derf Backderf
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Feb 27, 2018TtamioO rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Respect.
Jan 09, 2018Jane_Sm rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A fascinating story about garbage and the people who have to deal with it. Graphic story format isn't my favourite, but the drawings and illustrations create an extremely compelling (and personal) story about what we throw away and where…
Jun 25, 2017kwsmith rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Shortly after the events described in his book about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, Derf dropped out of college and took a dirty job hauling trash on a smelly city garbage truck. Years later, Derf wrote this cartoon memoir about his garbage…
May 12, 2017mclarjh rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Great drawings, but no story to speak of, and misogynistic.
Feb 24, 2017Dublin_Rocks_Mark rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Very good read. I liked the informational passages more than the storyline, though both were engrossing. Encouraged that some garbage dumps are being converted to solar energy farms.
Nov 10, 2016ArapahoeLesley rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Sickening and disgusting and disturbing look at our throw away culture, complete disregard for our environment and those who spend their lives picking up after the rest of us. Backderf definitely has his own style that many may not…
Aug 08, 2016joshua7279 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Backderf's unique blend of information and autobiography makes for a wonderful look at the trash habits of humanity.
Cynthia_N
May 12, 2016Cynthia_N rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I don't know how he did it but the author made a graphic novel about trash and made it enjoyable and educational!!
dnlgaghan
Mar 23, 2016dnlgaghan rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A great graphic novel, it combines the humor of a disgusting dead end job with facts about garbage. I've heard about the planned obsolescence and how we as American throw away a lot of stuff but some of the facts were disturbing.…
kirstd31
Mar 22, 2016kirstd31 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Funny and gross. I enjoyed the history and facts about landfills.
imalibrarian
Feb 12, 2016imalibrarian rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Brilliant - hilarious - really good. Try it - it's even got the Cleveland flavor going on. I'm a not-so-young librarian and I thought it was terrific.