Reviews

The Best We Could Do, by Thi Bui

annaswanangel's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad

5.0

stacieh's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

The Best We Could Do is a debut graphic novel memoir by Thi Bui. It walks us through this family’s immigration journey from Vietnam to America. All of this is told while the author reflects on becoming a mother. Legacy is a big part of this story. It is heartbreaking and inspiring at the same time. 

This would make an excellent book club pick. There is so much to discuss from the artwork and color choices to the family dynamics and how people respond to that level of crisis. 

I highly recommend this. 

leeaf's review against another edition

5.0

entangled histories ; what would, does it mean to write of my grandfathers ?

ka_cam's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.5

A moving reflection on family and the relationships between parents and children and people and time/place. Thi Bui addresses heavy topics with sensitivity and compassion for subjects. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, War, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and Domestic abuse

mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition

4.0

A tough story to get across. The art is certainly always good enough for the stories, but some of it is very beautiful. A personal story of war and struggle and parenthood and pregnancy. And war and hunger and escape. It may be pulling some punches, but is a lot of remaining darkness. Definitely a more specific history. Worth reading.

laurawil's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and War

ciiku's review

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

mbondlamberty's review against another edition

4.0

Generation trauma is explained in this book with the back drop of the Vietnam War in Vietnam.
Great resource to explain conditions for families that migrated to the US after the war.

lexrambeau's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

brynnekh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.0