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A review by carmentxx
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
this book had me tearing up like hell. as the daughter of vietnamese immigrants myself, the constant questions of identity and belonging really hit home. the drawings are beautiful and the art style really emulates the level of pain and confusion felt throughout war. this book has made me want to learn more about my own past. an excellent introduction into the refugee complex, the vietnam war and just an overall beautiful and heartbreaking story and family, hope and loss.
Graphic: Genocide, Miscarriage, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Death and Classism
Minor: Domestic abuse and Infidelity