My Goodreads review: the way she spoke

the way she spoke by Isaac Gomez

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


A powerful, bleak, but ultimately confusing one-woman (though written by a man) drama about the femicides in Juarez, Mexico. I suspect I might have gotten more out of it if I knew some Spanish or had at least seen the play performed onstage. As it was, the horrific details of the playwright's research trip (or was this an actual trip?) as narrated by the female performer were eclipsed by my uncertainties about what was going on. A little less untranslated Spanish might have helped.

That said, however, this was one of the more frightening things I've listened to or read in some time. I thought I was somewhat familiar with the situation for women in Juarez, but I also thought it had improved in the past few years. Now I know better. Well dramatized & very effective, but not for everyone.

This was an Oct. 2019 free selection on Audible. Since it is well under two hours, I wouldn't recommend it as a credit selection. For those who can deal with the material, however, it would be well worth the listening time as a free or discounted item.



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