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M. Swanson (USA: WA) (2007/10/07):
A great read despite being nauseatingly machista. The protagonist's passage into manhood is illustrated by him dominating his mother. Yawn.
Anne Moore (USA: MI) (2007/12/31):
Cover blurb: Exquisite prose and wondrous storytelling have helped make Rudolfo Anaya the father of Chicano literature in English. Indeed, Anaya's tales fairly shimmer with the haunting beauty and richness of his culture. The winner of the PEN Center West Award for Fiction for his unforgettable novel, Albuquerque, Anaya is perhaps best loved for his classic bestseller, Bless Me, Ultima...Antonio Martinez is six years old when Ultima comes to say with his family in New Mexico. She is a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic. Under her wise wing, Tony will probe the family ties that bind and rend him, and he will discover himself in the magical secrets of the pagan past--a mythic legacy as palpable as the Catholicism of Latin America. And at each life turn there is Ultima, who delivered Tony into the world...and will nurture the birth of his soul.
linda (USA: CA) (2012/09/26):
A view from a child trapped between religion and magic spells. Catholicism and a Curandera create a turmoil of emotions in a growing child. He must decide what path to follow in his future his mother wishes of a priest? or The wandering spirit to California that his father wants? The characters in the book help to define his future with folklore and mysticism.
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