A review by mitskacir
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

4.0

An intriguing and challenging story about the author's desire to connect with her parents, especially seeing the humanity in her father. Because it was non-fiction, I think the author included some events because they were true, but might have been better off leaving them out for the sake of the story - sometimes these details seemed strange or random, rather than adding more nuance or depth to the story. However, I think she did a very good job of showing the reader the path her father tread to becoming who he is now, and instilled a lot of empathy in the reader without making him likable. The illustrations and color palette were dark and often fittingly ugly, and while not my favorite they seemed right for this story.