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Thi Bui was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States as a child. She studied art and law and thought about becoming a civil rights lawyer, but became a public school teacher instead. Bui lives in Berkeley, California, with her son, her husband, and her mother. The Best We Could Do is her debut graphic novel.
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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Bitter,sorrow How much of ME is mine,and how much is predestined? The book sets me thinking the influence of original family. I long for self-independence, long for everything that my parents told me I CAN'T. Unfortunately, when I grow up , I found part of ...
評分畫風有點潦草抽象，當有一頁齣現瞭全傢進入美國的證件照時，有一些真實感帶來的震撼。 由於對越戰的曆史還算瞭解，加上華人曆史的苦難也很深重，因此對難民傢庭的經曆並沒有太多意外的衝擊。作者幼兒園時期就到瞭美國，越南對她來說缺少迴憶，所以本質上依然是俗套的單一西方標...
評分 評分 評分##“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!”
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
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