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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This is a little book containing 2 short stories. The first, is about "Blockade Billy", a rookie baseball player, wa s supposedly one of the greatest players ever- and the secret that ended up removing him from any record books. Good story, especially if you're into baseball. The 2nd story is about a young couple struggling to make ends meet. The wife is doing private duty nursing for a minister who had suffered a stroke. The Reverend wants to commit a sin before he dies but his condition makes it impossible so he makes a proposal to this woman to commit the sin for him in exchange for a sizeable monetary reward. A story about morality which is the title of the story.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
4.5 ⭐ Damn Fun.
Blockade Billy, 4/5
Morality 5/5 -- shit has me UPSET.
Always a great time w/Stephen King.
Blockade Billy, 4/5
Morality 5/5 -- shit has me UPSET.
Always a great time w/Stephen King.
Fun baseball short story Billy really could have been an all time catcher with those stats though the first month
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
AUDIOBOOK: This is actually a 2-for-1 of short stories by King. Both good. Short and sweet. I think I may have read Blockade Billy in a different collection but still good. Recommend.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a break from the Stephen King I expected. I was a little surprised by the style of the story; George "Granny" Grantham is regaling the Master of Horror with a tale about Blockade Billy - Billy Blakely. I listened to this one as an audiobook and the sensation of eavesdropping on a conversation was eerie. In a couple of places in the narrative, Grantham addresses his silent audience as "Mr. King" and even stops, requesting a drink of water. I wouldn't say the story was frightening, but there were elements of the unsettling and eerie in it, however this is a great example of a study in a character voice. I highly recommend it for fans of baseball as the games are almost a character in and of their own right, not just a setting for the characters.
this was the first ever Stephen King book I read when I was 10-12 and led to a lifelong love of his work