Reviews

I'm a Wild Seed by Sharon Lee De La Cruz

aclopez6's review

5.0

This book is quite short, comparable to an extended zine or graphic novella. However, the author shares a lot about her own experiences in higher education, learning about what it means to be queer, familial relationships, and how race placed a role in shaping her coming-of-age experience. A strong book to add to a library collection.

roseaboveitreads's review

adventurous challenging informative inspiring fast-paced

4.5

alexaamarok's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.5

kerasalwaysreading's review

5.0

I think this is a book that should be read by ALL, no matter ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexuality… In this book, De La Cruz busts through all of that with such a realness and it was refreshing. This is her story. This is her journey and I am in awe. It’s a read I think everyone can gain something from.

I have had romantic relationships with women, but it wasn’t until my very early 30s that I felt comfortable admitting my queerness. And, I saw a lot of my own feelings expressed in this graphic novel.

I love how De La Cruz doesn’t keep out the oops moments… the moments when she realized she was wrong about certain things. It just felt like a real, raw story and her illustrations… the way she goes about presenting this story of her experiences left me smiling.

avisreadsandreads's review

informative reflective fast-paced

vinceyface's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

adiajamille's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.5

djparvy's review

emotional reflective

5.0

shireentriestoread's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

A wonderful short yet comprehensive glimpse into the queer journey. I say “the” because even though this is just the experience of one person, I think multiple readers will be able to relate to various aspects of it and see themselves in the author. Sharon combines culture, education, family dynamics and a ton of other things to tell a story that switches between funny, historical, and emotional on every page. The illustrations are colourful and full of movement - very well representative of the writing that accompanies them. 

caedocyon's review

2.0

Tries to pack a lot into too few pages, which means a lot of shorthand and infographic dumps.

I expected to learn something about how Octavia Butler's work* relates to all of this, and I would have been very interested in that, but it's just too short! (Did I miss it somehow?)

* [b:Wild Seed|52318|Wild Seed (Patternmaster, #1)|Octavia E. Butler|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388462753l/52318._SY75_.jpg|1330000]... right?? I haven't read that one yet, but I did read another from the Patternmaster series, and the horror level is pretty much in line with all her other work.