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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed this story. The narrarator was amazing and I enjoyed the presentation of the story. If you like baseball this would be fun for you because the lingo would mean more to you than me.
I barely pushed through this one. It might be better for baseball fans but I just couldn't get interested in it.
Dos historias cortas de King: la primera demasiado centrada en un deporte que me resulta muy lejano. La segunda, una especia de proposición indecente a lo Demi Moore pero más oscura y con un final muy King (es decir, nefasto). Poco recomendable.
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
fast-paced
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A quick read. I'm not a baseball fan so most of the game replays go right over my head, but the context carries enough to understand the most of it. The underlying (and I'd say secondary) story is enough to warrant me reading the book, even if it is really overshadowed by the love for the game that King has. Also interesting is that King works himself in; the narrator addresses, several times, Mr. King, and I always love that sort of thing. As if this is an interview King conducted about the short-lived career of Blockade Billy rather than whole fiction.
Kind of wanted Billy to be from another world, though, rather than just some kid--a Dark Tower connection to baseball would be an interesting subject to explore.
Kind of wanted Billy to be from another world, though, rather than just some kid--a Dark Tower connection to baseball would be an interesting subject to explore.
baseball talk was a lot, even for someone who loves baseball. great plot twist as always.
mucho baseball. poco misterio. king no escribe, ni nunca va a escribir mal, es un genio y amo cómo escribe, pero tanto baseball no me dejó disfrutar de su escritura, porque no se ni medio choto de baseball y eso m cagó todo el libro. el tema del misterio casi no lo noto y eso me pone un poco nerviosa, porque justamente si por algo disfruto a king es por el misterio. igualmente las últimas páginas fueron BRUTALES y fue EL momento de disfrutar el libro.