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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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##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.
评分##一开始因为时间线乱跳觉得有点乱，之后重大历史事件作用于个人及家庭命运时就有沉重的感受了：二战、土地改革、越南战争、北越政权建立等等，其实事件都是熟悉的，苦难也是早有预料的，只是位置不同感受更加复杂。另外越南与朝鲜半岛有某种类似的轨迹，更加觉得人的相同而非不同。
评分##目前读过最好的graphic novel，从成为母亲重走自己母亲的道路并切身地理解家庭的含义开始，回溯自己作为refugee的过往并试图恢复重构父母的经历，多视角叙事好评，作为图像的首尾衔接、结构、漫画与插画的混合运用也经得起推敲，言辞精妙。母亲曾经优越而极为不易的为一家人营生，父亲看起来确实废柴，年轻的时候倒也是一番智勇。更多是在说我们这群boat people的过往如何塑造了现在，关注在一个家庭的变迁史之内，对于越南美国人的集体记忆刻画不多。最后说回越南语的时刻印象最深。
评分第一次被非母语的作品深深打动。一部越南移民的血泪史，事关救赎与存亡的家族史，女性的个人回忆录。让人不停心碎，又不断治愈着人心。武汉大学出版社鹿书计划于今年出版，我一定要译好它。
评分第一次被非母语的作品深深打动。一部越南移民的血泪史，事关救赎与存亡的家族史，女性的个人回忆录。让人不停心碎，又不断治愈着人心。武汉大学出版社鹿书计划于今年出版，我一定要译好它。
评分##不是二代移民典型的身份认同作品。首一整章写新生，messy而艰难。中间大部分是父母在越南的家国历史。在越南蝼蚁求生，至出走美国，隐约并置的是一条“重生”产道。末章落脚于生老病死，点题的“尽力而为”(存活)，是为父母的信条，亦是“幸存者”移民二代真正的文化遗产，刻在血肉里的处世之道
评分##被大历史裹挟的家庭史和个人史。战争就像是书里爸爸的grandmother患上的肺结核，或多或少或浅或深地在爸爸的肺上刻下阴影，战争也是棋盘对决，只是我们每个人无力渺小到甚至算不上棋盘上的一兵一卒，只能被拍打和揉捏，被塑造成现在的样子。开篇新生儿的出生，使作者开始了解并重构越战史及其父母的成长史，他们的颠沛流离、悲欢离合和挣扎求生，直至理解父母执拗的性格，并体会家庭的意义，这个时候，总在声称没有准备好的作者，才是真正地成为了一个"grown—up"。最后的最后，新生儿长成了自由独立的十岁男孩，没有战争与缺失，甚至没有父亲或母亲的影子，我想这也许就是父母struggle的理由，以及作者寻求的答案了，也没有什么比这更好的了。
评分##2021.11.20 读的时候好几次都眼眶湿润。本质上探讨的是如何做孩子、做父母、如何面对自己的生命和与他人的联结这样的问题。而越南历史的部分让人心碎，然而我们的历史中又有那么多相似的地方。
评分##“afraid of my father,craving safety and comfort.i had no idea that the terror i felt was only the long shadow of his own.” “writing about my mother is harder for me—maybe because my image of her is too tied up with my opinion of myself.” “if i ever have a daughter,i’ll tell her to finish school and get a career before ever thinking about boys!”
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