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An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family’s journey from war-torn Vietnam from debut author Thi Bui.
This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is an evocative memoir about the search for a better future and a longing for the past. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family’s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves.
At the heart of Bui’s story is a universal struggle: While adjusting to life as a first-time mother, she ultimately discovers what it means to be a parent—the endless sacrifices, the unnoticed gestures, and the depths of unspoken love. Despite how impossible it seems to take on the simultaneous roles of both parent and child, Bui pushes through. With haunting, poetic writing and breathtaking art, she examines the strength of family, the importance of identity, and the meaning of home.
In what Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen calls “a book to break your heart and heal it,” The Best We Could Do brings to life Thi Bui’s journey of understanding, and provides inspiration to all of those who search for a better future while longing for a simpler past.
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##補評，越南移民實錄，一部記述大時代下小人物的移民變遷史。與一般作品所展現的二代移民經歷culture shock以及自我身份認同的掙紮不同，Thi Bui更多側重於描繪父輩移民前在國內的故事以及社會變革。在經歷與親人的離別，革命與戰爭帶來的痛苦，以及後來到瞭馬來西亞的refugee camp再到後來的美國，用生動鮮活方式再現瞭當代移民的歷史碎片，不少場景令人印象深刻。
評分##Such a deep, touching cartoon memoir! The author went long history of her family & their survival during WWII and VietNam War; her giving birth to her son that leads her to reflect, understand & empathize with her mother--because of her, her mother had the responsibility to fulfill hence never had the chance to become the person she dreamed to be.
評分##2021.11.20 讀的時候好幾次都眼眶濕潤。本質上探討的是如何做孩子、做父母、如何麵對自己的生命和與他人的聯結這樣的問題。而越南曆史的部分讓人心碎，然而我們的曆史中又有那麼多相似的地方。
評分##不是二代移民典型的身份認同作品。首一整章寫新生，messy而艱難。中間大部分是父母在越南的傢國曆史。在越南螻蟻求生，至齣走美國，隱約並置的是一條“重生”産道。末章落腳於生老病死，點題的“盡力而為”(存活)，是為父母的信條，亦是“幸存者”移民二代真正的文化遺産，刻在血肉裏的處世之道
評分##對 refugee 問題有瞭新認識。原來越南人到美加法的故事是這樣的。真·boat ppl
評分##因為同樣屬於亞洲文化，讀完以後我看到瞭很多我們國傢曆史的影子，以及我傢庭經曆的很多故事，都有共通的時代背景和文化傳統，作為我們這代人最大的幸福，就是再也不會遇到戰爭瞭~
評分##2020讀完的第一本書。錶麵是一個二代移民尋根的故事，核心則是思考父母與子女的關係。是什麼塑造瞭我們的父母? 又是什麼經過血脈傳承瞭下來? 當我們為人父母時，又當如何麵對這份遺産?
評分##2021.11.20 讀的時候好幾次都眼眶濕潤。本質上探討的是如何做孩子、做父母、如何麵對自己的生命和與他人的聯結這樣的問題。而越南曆史的部分讓人心碎，然而我們的曆史中又有那麼多相似的地方。
評分##This book bears an important subject matter and has very beautiful illustrations chronicling the author's family during the turbulent years of the Vietnam War as well as the sacrifices they have made in order to start a new life in another country. However, the problem of this book for me lays with the format, which is limiting and confusing.
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