The Best We Could Do
Thi Bui
Memoir / Graphic Novel
The Best We Could Do
by Thi Bui
—· 336 p· 2017
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Overview
About
The Best We Could Do, the debut graphic novel memoir by Thi Bui, is an intimate look at one family's journey from their war-torn home in Vietnam to their new lives in America. 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 strug…
Pages
336
Harry N. Abrams
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Emotional depth10
Visual Storytelling10
Family Trauma Insight10
Prose9
Narration8
Pacing7
Worldbuilding4
Plot twists3
My journey
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