As she explains in her brief preface to the book, she chose the comic book medium in order to “present history in a way that is human and relatable and not oversimplified.” So it goes without saying that her drawings are central to the narrative: they express most of its emotional detail and many of its more complex storylines.
Beyond its importance as a narrative of immigration and daily life in 20th-century Vietnam, The Best We Could Do is also celebrated as a pioneering work in a genre of illustrated nonfiction increasingly referred to as “graphic memoir.” Noticeably, Thi Bui did not draw comics before beginning The Best We Could Do, but rather learned the art form for this project.
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