Blockade Billy
by:
Stephen King (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780594197492 (059419749X)
Publish date: May 25th 2010
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Pages no: 132
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Literature,
Criticism,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Horror,
Short Stories,
Sports And Games,
Sports,
Baseball,
Suspense
I like a good baseball game in person, watching it on TV, not so much. Listening to Granny retell the story of Blockade Billy, I felt as if I was sitting right there beside him. Granny retold in great detail, everything about that remarkable season, his enthusiasm and energy could definitely be felt...
Great narrative flow as expected from King, but as I know next to nothing about the technicalities of baseball I really couldn't connect.
A solid story that held my attention. I have to say, it takes some real skill to make me interested in baseball. Not as enjoyable as some of his other work but still a good read.
El único libro de Stephen King que NO recomiendo comprar, en mi blog explico por qué: Click aquíBlockade Billy is a little book that contains two short (and really crappy) stories by King. Where do I start with this book? both stories were really lame in my opinion but in short, don't buy this becau...
The audio book was really neat. I imagine had I read the actual novella, I would have been slightly bored and disappointed. But the narrator made things interesting on the audio.
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