"The memoir is a detailed family history and an accurate representation of Vietnamese people during the Vietnam war and the realities of finding a better life and a new land." --TIME"Bui worked on the book for years, but it's arrival feels urgent amid today's travel bans and growing refugee crisis." --The Boston Globe"The Best We Could Do burns back the dead skin of public War memory. Underneath is the raw flesh of another kind of war story--of mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, brutally intimate and intimately brutal. This book is a must-read."--Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis, The Asian American Literary Review, curator for the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center"The Best We Could Do has been compared to Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis for its heart-wrenchingly honest, sometimes humorous, and deeply personal account of what it means to rescue life from the debris of loss."--Buzzfeed"The Best We Could Do is a story of massive, sweeping scale told through quiet moments of complex emotion and intimacy. Thi Bui paints the portrait of a single family across three generations, as many continents, and thousands of panels without one false stroke of the brush. Her penetrating examination of family and identity is at once unsentimental and deeply felt, familiar and unlike any other graphic novel you have read. Comics don't get much better than The Best We could Do."--Jake Wyatt, author and illustrator of Necropolis and Ms. Marvel**STARRED REVIEW** "A moving, visually stimulating account of the author's personal story and an insightful look at the refugee experience, juxtaposed against Vietnam's turbulent history. "--Shelf Awareness, starred review**STARRED REVIEW** "Be prepared to take your heart on an emotional roller-coaster journey with this thought-provoking account that completely satisfies as the story comes full circle. Highly recommended for teens and adults; an excellent choice for book clubs."--Library Journal online (starred review)**STARRED REVIEW** "In creatively telling a complicated story with the kind of feeling words alone rarely relay, The Best We Could Do does the very best that comics can do. This is a necessary, ever-timely story to share far and wide."--Booklist, starred review**STARRED REVIEW** "She does not spare her loved ones criticism or linger needlessly on their flaws. Likewise she refuses to flatten the twists and turns of their histories into neat, linear narratives. She embraces the whole of it... In this mélange of comedy and tragedy, family love and brokenness, she finds beauty."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)"....her story offers readers a particular insight into the life of a family fleeing violence and fear in a time of political upheaval--a reminder of the micro consequences of macro political actions."--Paste Magazine"...a cinematic epic that poignantly tracks several generations through immigration and emotional dislocation. At its best, this memoir feels not just created but also deeply lived."--Michael Cavna, The Washington Post"...a cinematic epic, following several generations through the travails of immigration and emotional dislocation."--PBS NewsHour"...a crucial exploration of the refugee experience in this era of expressly unconstitutional efforts to halt immigration into the United States."--Hyperallergic"...a nuanced and heartfelt immigrant tale, brought to true life through beautiful and brilliant illustration. On top of that, it's an especially poignant read from the vantage point of 2017." --Refinery29"...haunting writing and breathtaking art..."--Gambit Weekly"...the storytelling of Thi Bui is very strong."--ICv2"The Best We Could Do lands with the force of a blow and the strength of a mountain. Thi Bui offers an all-too-rarely-seen Vietnamese perspective on our war there, and a view of Vietnamese history that makes this book essential reading for anyone who seeks to go deep into this subject. At once intimate and sweeping in its portrayal of human experie
- Libro Impreso
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- Editorial: Harry N. Abrams
- Autor: Bui, Thi
