A review by aksyring
Say Her Name by Francisco Goldman

5.0

I was really shocked and amazed by this book. In the first 20 pages I considered not reading more because it was just so emotionally charged. I can't conceive of how he was able to write it, but I'm glad he did. He truly brought his experience with Aura to life - the good and the bad. Most of the time, I think, fiction writers have a lot to say, and they make up characters and situations to express that. Here, the author already had the characters and situations from real life - he just had to organize what he wanted to say. I was not expecting anything so well done given the extreme emotion behind it , but it was easily one of the best written books I've ever read.

I think it has so much value, so much to say about life and love and relationships - all kinds of relationships. It also, to me, had a "carpe diem" message to it. Especially when Aura risked her phd for an MFA.