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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Two novellas - Blockade Billy is a baseball story - with a brand new catcher called up to the New Jersey Titans when they lose their only two catchers at the end of Spring Training.
Billy Blakely arrives from Iowa in time to get a uniform, meet the team, and start catching. Billy is there for 22 games - a marvelous catcher - even though he's a little odd.
Morality - young husband and wife with money troubles - take on a challenge from the wife's employer to commit a sin - record it on videotape - and receive $200,000.
Billy Blakely arrives from Iowa in time to get a uniform, meet the team, and start catching. Billy is there for 22 games - a marvelous catcher - even though he's a little odd.
Morality - young husband and wife with money troubles - take on a challenge from the wife's employer to commit a sin - record it on videotape - and receive $200,000.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Absolutely loved both Blockade Billy and Mortality! King has a gift with the short story. I thought they had great little twists and great characters. Well written. I was very happy with them! I'm also a big baseball fan though!
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Blockade Billy by Stephen King
For a Stephen King book I wasn't very impressed. Blockade Billy actually contained two stories, neither of which I liked that much and with the titular story, I pretty much worked out what was going to happen before I got to the end. Stephen King can do much much better!
For a Stephen King book I wasn't very impressed. Blockade Billy actually contained two stories, neither of which I liked that much and with the titular story, I pretty much worked out what was going to happen before I got to the end. Stephen King can do much much better!
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
this was relatively predictable for me but not in the satisfying, “i knew it,” way. while the format of an old guy telling stories works for a short, it didn’t work for me with as much dialogue as is in this.
this is my final try with King.
this is my final try with King.
mysterious
I feel like I can’t properly judge this one because I do not like sports. I do not like sports talk. I did not understand half of what they were saying because I do not understand (or want to understand) baseball other than the extreme basics. If I ignore the baseball aspect, I absolutely loved the ending. That was great. 5 stars for that. But sadly I’m only going to give it 3 because baseball sucks.
And for those wondering why the heck I read a baseball book if I hate baseball and sports so much… I’ve got a goal of reading every Stephen King book so I sort of had to… and this month’s BookishFirst Book Bingo had a square for “includes baseball” and I really needed that to get bingo. So here we are. I’m glad I read it. But I’m not going to read it again.
And for those wondering why the heck I read a baseball book if I hate baseball and sports so much… I’ve got a goal of reading every Stephen King book so I sort of had to… and this month’s BookishFirst Book Bingo had a square for “includes baseball” and I really needed that to get bingo. So here we are. I’m glad I read it. But I’m not going to read it again.