《The Best We Could Do》翻书笔记

作者：Thi Bui
出版社：Abrams ComicArts
副标题：An Illustrated Memoir
发行时间：2017年3月7日
来源：别人赠送的 pdf 版本
Goodreads：4.39（3969 Ratings）
豆瓣：无

概要

作者是越南裔美国人，使用图画故事的形式讲述了她通过父母了解到的曾经的历史
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.

作者介绍

Thi Bui was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States as a child. She studied art and law and thought about becoming a civil rights lawyer, but became a public school teacher instead. Bui lives in Berkeley, California, with her son, her husband, and her mother.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MsThiBui

观点

《The Best We Could Do》是比尔盖茨2017年的top5，讲述了越南移民 Thi Bui 以第一视角的形式绘制的伤感故事，重现了二战、越战、逃难的故事

因为是绘画的形式，所以非常好理解，带入感极强，读起来也毫不费力，读完之后带给每一个人不一样的沉思

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~