Benson's Cuckoos
Anouk Ricard
Translated by Helge Dascher
10 June 2014Synopsis
Workplace stresses may be killer in this off-the-rails office satire
Richard thinks he's in luck when he snags a job at the cuckoo-clock factory, but things start to go wrong right off the bat. First of all there's his boss, who doesn't seem to have the strongest grip on reality and has an odd penchant for silly hats. Then there are...
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10 June 2014
9781770461383Reviews
“In Anouk Ricard's gently bonkers satire, an everyman wage-earner endures the indignities foisted upon him by his zany boss and downtrodden co-workers. [Ricard] just barely cushion[s] her pointed jabs at the insular, dysfunctional families we construct at work.” —The Globe & Mail
“Combine absurdity with Ricard's simplified, charming funny animal art style and you've got a very funny comic. Ricard has a healthy appreciation for the ridiculous that is as infectious here as it is in [her] Anna books.” —Comic Book Resources
“[Benson's Cuckoos] is like a fever dream of workplace anxiety drawn by Richard Scarry for those worn down by the business grind… Those who've worked office jobs with self-important, rude, or clueless coworkers (and who hasn't?) will appreciate the satire.” —Publishers Weekly
“Surreal workplace comedy as performed by anthropomorphic animals.” —Tim O'Neil, AV Club
