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.
##原谅原生家庭的漫长过程 耐心,再耐心一点。他们到美国来的梦和期望 并不需要你去承担 原谅他们的单纯妄想 才是原谅自己
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!”
评分##因为同样属于亚洲文化,读完以后我看到了很多我们国家历史的影子,以及我家庭经历的很多故事,都有共通的时代背景和文化传统,作为我们这代人最大的幸福,就是再也不会遇到战争了~
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!”
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##对 refugee 问题有了新认识。原来越南人到美加法的故事是这样的。真·boat ppl
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##原谅原生家庭的漫长过程 耐心,再耐心一点。他们到美国来的梦和期望 并不需要你去承担 原谅他们的单纯妄想 才是原谅自己
评分##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扎不同,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,以及後來到了馬來西亞的refugee camp再到後來的美國,用生動鮮活方式再現了當代移民的歷史碎片,不少場景令人印象深刻。
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