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Home / 1980 boatlift

Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

Jun. 3, 2024 by Guest

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by Saily Marrero Edel Rodriguez’s graphic memoir, Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey is an immigrant story about the perilous journeys families make in the hopes for a better future. Because of the topics covered in this book and some brief nudity, this memoir is for mature audiences. Rodriguez’s memoir briefly mentions many different medical topics from work injuries, mental health, alcoholism but the inadequate medical care and hunger faced by the author’s family take center stage. More than anything, Rodriguez’s Cuba is a country of scarcity. There are innumerable mentions of lack of food, opportunities, and medical supplies, which only… Read More

Tags: 1980 boatlift, alcoholism, Cuban American, inadequate medical care, Memoir, parasitic disease, parasitic worm, PTSD, refugee, suicide, war trauma, work injury

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