Reviews tagging 'War'

The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

82 reviews

alysereadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

achingly raw and beautiful exploration of parenthood as the child of an immigrant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, and Medical trauma

caprivoyant's review against another edition

Tender and full of all sorts of flavors of familial love. 🩷

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Racial slurs, Medical content, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Alcoholism and Xenophobia

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative slow-paced

I'm in the minority for not loving this! It didn't work for me, something about the jumping through time and character meant I never sank into the narrative of their lives fully before we were ripped away. Maybe that's the impression the author wanted to leave the reader with, I'm not sure. I'll seek out other books on this period of history! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

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: Child death, Death, Racism, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence

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

smalljoys's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, and War

nukie19's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

bookbuyingwithkatie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Violence, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

gabriellesimpson's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

Minor: Racial slurs, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

alteirence's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Violence, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War