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.
發表於2024-12-22
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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 ...
圖書標籤: 迴憶錄 越南 美國 英文原版 漫畫 自傳 傢庭 越南戰爭
Pretty dense and serious compared to many others of its kind. Sharp and heavy non the less.
評分Love every detail of this book. Such a meaningful reading right after my trip to Chongqing. 今年恰逢婆婆外公金婚紀念,外公八十大壽。上周迴去看瞭好多老照片,對傢裏的曆史非常感興趣。The best we could do這個標題也很有意思,讓我想起瞭他們在曆史節點中的選擇,讓這個傢成為可能,也間接塑造瞭我們。
評分原諒原生傢庭的漫長過程 耐心,再耐心一點。他們到美國來的夢和期望 並不需要你去承擔 原諒他們的單純妄想 纔是原諒自己
評分非常棒的一本成人漫畫書,我的第二本。在podcast裏聽到跟作者的麵談,幾乎是一口氣看完的。傢族史寫成這樣已經非常感人的瞭。尤其是其中的一頁用的是真實的相片。
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
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