The Best We Could Do Review


The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui is a graphic novel memoir about the author and her family and their story of being refugees during the Vietnam War, and how they came to live in the US. The author tells her story with the framing device of becoming a new mom, and her trying to understand her own parents and why they acted the way they did with her growing up. So it doubles as a surviving war story and a generational trauma story. 

This was really great, heartfelt, and very informative! The author has some really gorgeous artwork. 

I gave it 5 stars. Considering what this story is about, it has a lot of trigger warnings. Please read with caution. 

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