Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

"If you did not want to be part of Fidel Castro’s revolution, if you wanted to flee Cuba, you were considered a “worm.” In his graphic memoir, Edel Rodriguez recounts his childhood and the events that led to his family’s choice to leave on the Mariel boatlift. His illustrations underscore the desperation and uncertainty of those times, rife with propaganda, lies and fear. Later, as a Cuban American, Rodriguez creates covers for Time magazine about the Trump administration, drawing connections between his childhood and the new political rhetoric he hears in the U.S. It’s a stunning memoir that exposes what happens to a family and a society when ruled by an authoritarian."