asyakoys's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
5.0
ladyofbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to like this but this was not for me. 2.5 ⭐ for beautiful artwork.
overlap's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
gabymck's review against another edition
5.0
This book is a slap across the face, but also a warm embrace. I am lucky to have read it.
Read this book.
Read this book.
careinthelibrary's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Child death, Violence, War, and Medical content
Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, Murder, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse
loveliferead's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
illbefinealone's review against another edition
5.0
The Best We Could Do features artwork so beautiful and story so intimate that I couldn't put it down. Thi Bui takes the reader along for a journey as she explores her family history and her relationships with her parents. The story is told in a relatable manner, it's poignant and it's easy to connect to (at least it was to me).
The story revolves around a Vietnamese family that escapes the war and immigrates to the US in the 70s. It depicts the struggles of being forced out of your own country, the nostalgia, the stress of leaving everything you know behind. At a time like this, with everything that's going on in the US, in the rest of the world, I feel that books like this one, that put faces and stories behind the statistics, they are more important than ever. That's why I recommend this book to everyone, especially to people who live around immigrants or areas that are affected by the current refugee crisis.
The story revolves around a Vietnamese family that escapes the war and immigrates to the US in the 70s. It depicts the struggles of being forced out of your own country, the nostalgia, the stress of leaving everything you know behind. At a time like this, with everything that's going on in the US, in the rest of the world, I feel that books like this one, that put faces and stories behind the statistics, they are more important than ever. That's why I recommend this book to everyone, especially to people who live around immigrants or areas that are affected by the current refugee crisis.