The Best We Could Do

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Thi Bui
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An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family’s journey from war-torn Vietnam from debut author Thi Bui.

This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is an evocative memoir about the search for a better future and a longing for the past. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family’s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves.

At the heart of Bui’s story is a universal struggle: While adjusting to life as a first-time mother, she ultimately discovers what it means to be a parent—the endless sacrifices, the unnoticed gestures, and the depths of unspoken love. Despite how impossible it seems to take on the simultaneous roles of both parent and child, Bui pushes through. With haunting, poetic writing and breathtaking art, she examines the strength of family, the importance of identity, and the meaning of home.

In what Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen calls “a book to break your heart and heal it,” The Best We Could Do brings to life Thi Bui’s journey of understanding, and provides inspiration to all of those who search for a better future while longing for a simpler past.

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##因为同样属于亚洲文化,读完以后我看到了很多我们国家历史的影子,以及我家庭经历的很多故事,都有共通的时代背景和文化传统,作为我们这代人最大的幸福,就是再也不会遇到战争了~

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##“afraid of my father,craving safety and comfort.i had no idea that the terror i felt was only the long shadow of his own.” “writing about my mother is harder for me—maybe because my image of her is too tied up with my opinion of myself.” “if i ever have a daughter,i’ll tell her to finish school and get a career before ever thinking about boys!”

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##对 refugee 问题有了新认识。原来越南人到美加法的故事是这样的。真·boat ppl

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##不是二代移民典型的身份认同作品。首一整章写新生,messy而艰难。中间大部分是父母在越南的家国历史。在越南蝼蚁求生,至出走美国,隐约并置的是一条“重生”产道。末章落脚于生老病死,点题的“尽力而为”(存活),是为父母的信条,亦是“幸存者”移民二代真正的文化遗产,刻在血肉里的处世之道

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第一次被非母语的作品深深打动。一部越南移民的血泪史,事关救赎与存亡的家族史,女性的个人回忆录。让人不停心碎,又不断治愈着人心。武汉大学出版社鹿书计划于今年出版,我一定要译好它。

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##“afraid of my father,craving safety and comfort.i had no idea that the terror i felt was only the long shadow of his own.” “writing about my mother is harder for me—maybe because my image of her is too tied up with my opinion of myself.” “if i ever have a daughter,i’ll tell her to finish school and get a career before ever thinking about boys!”

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##目前读过最好的graphic novel,从成为母亲重走自己母亲的道路并切身地理解家庭的含义开始,回溯自己作为refugee的过往并试图恢复重构父母的经历,多视角叙事好评,作为图像的首尾衔接、结构、漫画与插画的混合运用也经得起推敲,言辞精妙。母亲曾经优越而极为不易的为一家人营生,父亲看起来确实废柴,年轻的时候倒也是一番智勇。更多是在说我们这群boat people的过往如何塑造了现在,关注在一个家庭的变迁史之内,对于越南美国人的集体记忆刻画不多。最后说回越南语的时刻印象最深。

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##“afraid of my father,craving safety and comfort.i had no idea that the terror i felt was only the long shadow of his own.” “writing about my mother is harder for me—maybe because my image of her is too tied up with my opinion of myself.” “if i ever have a daughter,i’ll tell her to finish school and get a career before ever thinking about boys!”

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##因为同样属于亚洲文化,读完以后我看到了很多我们国家历史的影子,以及我家庭经历的很多故事,都有共通的时代背景和文化传统,作为我们这代人最大的幸福,就是再也不会遇到战争了~

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