15 must-read graphic novels comics books like Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey by Edel Rodriguez

Cover of Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey by Edel Rodriguez

Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

By: Edel Rodriguez

4.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From “America’s illustrator in chief” ( Fast Company ), a graphic memoir of a childhood in Cuba, co…

If you liked the graphic novels comics plot in Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey by Edel Rodriguez , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed

1. Shubeik Lubeik

By: Deena Mohamed

4.50

Format: 528 pages, ebook

A brilliant and imaginative debut graphic novel that brings to life a fantastical Cairo where wishe… read more

Similar categories in Deena Mohamed's Shubeik Lubeik book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
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2. The Talk

By: Darrin Bell

4.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She … read more

Similar categories in Darrin Bell's The Talk book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Monica by Daniel Clowes

3. Monica

By: Daniel Clowes

3.95

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story — actually, s… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Clowes's Monica book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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4. Roaming

By: Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Format: 443 pages, Paperback

Spring break, 2009. High school best friends Zoe and Dani are now freshman college students, meetin… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Tamaki's Roaming book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • adult
Cover of Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham

5. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

By: Thien Pham

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more

Similar categories in Thien Pham's Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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6. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Lunar New Year Love Story book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

7. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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8. Homebody

By: Theo Parish

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more

Similar categories in Theo Parish's Homebody book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

Cover of I Must Be Dreaming by Roz Chast

9. I Must Be Dreaming

By: Roz Chast

3.65

Format: 118 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast's new graphic narrativ… read more

Similar categories in Roz Chast's I Must Be Dreaming book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
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10. Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

By: Julia Wertz

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In her keenly observed graphic memoir, Impossible People, celebrated cartoonist Julia Wertz chronic… read more

Similar categories in Julia Wertz's Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
"Go fuck yourself, melted spatula!"

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

"Do the stepwork and don't give me any of your excuses. We both know they're bullshit."

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

"...you're at a place in your life where you're trying to let people in, so you should have called someone to spend the afternoon with you instead of being a weirdo alone in a theater crying at a come…"

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

"It's the fantasy of a life gone wrong. You've been doing the best you can, but it's hard and you're tired. Then something horrible happens and you get to give up and go be sad somewhere. There's some…"

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

Cover of Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey by Edel Rodriguez

11. Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

By: Edel Rodriguez

4.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From “America’s illustrator in chief” ( Fast Company ), a graphic memoir of a childhood in Cuba, co… read more

Similar categories in Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • historical
  • politics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu

12. Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid

By: Ngozi Ukazu

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned… read more

Similar categories in Ngozi Ukazu's Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian

13. This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America

By: Navied Mahdavian

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A gorgeously illustrated and written debut graphic memoir about belonging, identity, and making a h… read more

Similar categories in Navied Mahdavian's This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls

14. Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir

By: Tessa Hulls

4.52

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An astonishing, deeply moving graphic memoir about three generations of Chinese women, exploring lo… read more

Similar categories in Tessa Hulls's Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2) by Emil Ferris

15. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

By: Emil Ferris

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The most anticipated graphic novel of 2024, concluding the story of young Karen Reyes, the most ins… read more

Similar categories in Emil Ferris's My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2) book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Courage isn't about not being scared... It's about carrying your fear into battle."

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"No, I do not want any kind of censorship. Anka always said, "The minute they tell you that you should not see something, that is the minute you should make it your business to see or read it or whate…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"All my life I have seen pictures that show women as being what you call 'sexy' when they are being hurt. That sends send me a message and I think that the message is, women are at their best when the…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

Cover of The Circuit: The Graphic Novel by Francisco Jiménez

16. The Circuit: The Graphic Novel

By: Francisco Jiménez

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Poignantly told from a young boy’s perspective, this popular and award-winning memoir centered on a… read more

Similar categories in Francisco Jiménez's The Circuit: The Graphic Novel book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir by Ai Weiwei

17. Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir

By: Ai Weiwei

3.74

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In this beautifully illustrated and deeply philosophical graphic memoir, legendary artist Ai Weiwei… read more

Similar categories in Ai Weiwei's Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • politics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story by Sarah Myer

18. Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story

By: Sarah Myer

4.40

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Eisner Award Nomination: Best Publication for Teens "A beautiful, courageous book.” Gene Luen Y… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Myer's Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir by Maurice Vellekoop

19. I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir

By: Maurice Vellekoop

4.17

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Meet little Maurice Vellekoop, the youngest of four children raised by Dutch immigrants in the 1970… read more

Similar categories in Maurice Vellekoop's I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Artificial: A Love Story by Amy Kurzweil

20. Artificial: A Love Story

By: Amy Kurzweil

3.62

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A visionary story of three generations of artists whose search for meaning and connection transcend… read more

Similar categories in Amy Kurzweil's Artificial: A Love Story book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
Cover of Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account by Ernesto Saade

21. Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account

By: Ernesto Saade

3.95

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

"This is the story of Carlos and Elena, the story of thousands, the story of my country . . . This … read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Saade's Just Another Story: A Graphic Migration Account book and Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction

10 Top adult books like Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey by Edel Rodriguez

Transform Your Habits

Shubeik Lubeik

Deena Mohamed

4.50

Transform Your Habits

The Talk

Darrin Bell

4.65

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Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Transform Your Habits

I Must Be Dreaming

Roz Chast

3.65

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The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

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Katherine Marsh

4.50

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