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2018 Read Harder Challenge List
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Task #8: A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
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Task #18: A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
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Task #4: A comic written and illustrated by the same person
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Task #4 - A Comic Written & Illustrated by the Same Person
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Task #3: A book by a woman and/or AOC (Author of Color) that won a literary award in 2018
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Task #19: Read a book by or about a refugee
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I wasn't ready to lose my mother at thirteen. But now, at forty, I know our time on earth is finite.
What becomes of us after we die? Do we live on in what we leave to our children?
This was amazing. Wonderful art, a captivating life story, and some very deep thoughts. ...more
This phenomenal graphic memoir was a great start to my 2018 reading year. Author Thi Bui, born in Vietnam and fleeing to the United States as a small child with her family, tells the story of her parents, their life in wartime Vietnam and their subsequent immigration to the United States. Bui examines how events in her parents' pasts have shaped who they are and who she turned out to be, issues she's reflecting on since she is now a parent herself.
Bui's mother fled a newly Communist South Vietn ...more
Bui's mother fled a newly Communist South Vietn ...more
This is a beautiful story weaving a 1st generation American’s attempt to learn her parents harrowing story that she never bothered to talk about. Informative, moving, and altogether worth it.
A stunning piece of introspection with some stunning artwork in-tow represents the very best of what the genre can be...
I really can’t seem to get into graphic novels, despite my continued attempts. It frustrates me so much, especially when there are great graphic novel memoirs which makes it seem like a perfect fit for me with my art history background. I keep struggling to figure it out-the best I can do is that because the text is short captions, that I just breeze through without engaging as deeply. Even when I know the illustrations are great (as in this book) I just can’t seem to integrate the two.
The Best We Could Do is a memoir in graphic novel format. It tells of the author and her parents' experiences in Vietnam before, during and after the Vietnam War and their experiences as refugees in the US. The story is harrowing and heartbreaking at times but the author definitely ends on a more positive note.
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