Finalist, 1993 PEN West Literary Awards
“Morales offers a novel that exhibits the very qualities it celebrates: energy, hopefulness, a reverence for roots.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“In the style of magical realism, novelist Morales presents his readers with a world where ancient fears and value systems resurface and reflect modern ethics and “medical science,” all in the game of life and death … An imaginative tale recommended for larger collections.”
—Booklist
“Mexican-American author Morales offers an imaginative, prophetic work that readers will find both intriguing and challenging … Highly recommended for both public and academic libraries.”
—Library Journal
“This is a strange and thought-provoking story; it is close enough to mainstream writing to touch us all, and far enough away to help us see the world from another angle.”
—San Antonio Express-News
“With The Rag Doll Plagues Morales continues to present the Mexican-American experience in depth and with positivism.”
—The San Diego Union-Tribune
“ … by means of a shrewd eye for detail and a masterful control of language, Morales forces us to reevaluate the culture we call our own and reassess its moral vision.”