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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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##越南移民傢族史 個人與傢庭 母女關係 紐帶/在kindle上看的 一直以為就是黑白的????而且字特小貼著屏幕看完的????Kindle什麼時候能調整繪本大小啊
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##Beautiful
評分##去越南前要做點功課，我讀瞭這本圖文迴憶錄《盡力而為》（The Best We Could Do），作者是越南裔美國人Thi Bui，寫自己和傢人在越戰結束後，顛沛流離逃到馬來西亞難民營，然後輾轉移民美國投靠親戚，審視自己的身份認同問題以外，還反思戰爭對父母執拗性格的影響。 我讀完想起上個月和父母一起采訪他們的朋友，一群參加1979年中越戰爭的老兵。有位老兵說：“永遠不要輕易說打仗，戰爭能讓一個國傢倒退十年，還應該為受害的人負責餘生。” 受害的人何止活在戰火中的人呢，即便他們飄洋過海過上新生活，心理陰影也還是會籠罩下一代——《盡力而為》作者的父母就好像是第一次世界大戰中的迷惘一代（Lost Generation），這種迷惘感在傢庭中不斷延伸，作者刻畫得很入骨。
評分##一開始因為時間綫亂跳覺得有點亂，之後重大曆史事件作用於個人及傢庭命運時就有沉重的感受瞭：二戰、土地改革、越南戰爭、北越政權建立等等，其實事件都是熟悉的，苦難也是早有預料的，隻是位置不同感受更加復雜。另外越南與朝鮮半島有某種類似的軌跡，更加覺得人的相同而非不同。
評分##目前讀過最好的graphic novel，從成為母親重走自己母親的道路並切身地理解傢庭的含義開始，迴溯自己作為refugee的過往並試圖恢復重構父母的經曆，多視角敘事好評，作為圖像的首尾銜接、結構、漫畫與插畫的混閤運用也經得起推敲，言辭精妙。母親曾經優越而極為不易的為一傢人營生，父親看起來確實廢柴，年輕的時候倒也是一番智勇。更多是在說我們這群boat people的過往如何塑造瞭現在，關注在一個傢庭的變遷史之內，對於越南美國人的集體記憶刻畫不多。最後說迴越南語的時刻印象最深。
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##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##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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