Reviews

This book was so much more than I was expecting! Trashed is Jam-packed with incredibly interesting and horrifically devastating facts about the the nation's garbage output and the damage it's doing to our environment. In between these facts are the lives of a group of young garbageman and their day-to-day duties lugging trash, beautifully illustrated and written by Derf Backderf. I laughed often. For sure this book will make you run to your backyard to build a compost heap. I recommend this book for anyone interested in learning about our throwaway culture, anyone who loves graphic novels, and anyone who needs to be reminded that their job isn't that bad, that it could always be worse.

zchaira's review against another edition

Go to review page

funny informative medium-paced

4.0

catpotion's review against another edition

Go to review page

4.75

loved everything about this even (especially?) the trash facts that haunted and depressed me for weeks and maybe forever after reading

asurasantosha's review against another edition

Go to review page

funny informative fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

snobbles's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I found this book to be both entertaining and informative. The things we all don't know about trash collection is fascinating. I already saw a few of those pipes around. That's wild. Loved the read.

trevoryan's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

It's always hard to follow-up a hit. His first book since My Friend Dahmer is a bit of a disappointment. If you want to read a long graphic novel that follows the awful life of garbagemen, while also learning a bunch of really disheartening facts about trash, this book's for you! But, seriously, I love Derf's art and I got a little out of this book, but I also skimmed through a lot of it.

More...