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Blockade Billy
Blockade Billy
Author: Stephen King
Even the most diehard baseball fans don’t know the true story of William “Blockade Billy” Blakely. He may have been the greatest player the game has ever seen, but today no one remembers his name. He was the first -- and only -- player to have his existence completely removed from the record books. Even his team is long forgott...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781587672286
ISBN-10: 1587672286
Publication Date: 4/20/2010
Pages: 112
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  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Cemetery Dance Publications
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Lazeeladee avatar reviewed Blockade Billy on + 87 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I'm a HUGE fan of Stephen King, but these two stories were not at all up to his usual standards. If I didn't know it already, I'd probably never guess he was the author. I can't believe I paid what I did for this!!
Chocoholic avatar reviewed Blockade Billy on + 291 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Stephen King has yet another homerun with this title! This is a book with 2 stories in it: "Blockade Billy" and "Morality", each about 60-80 pages long.
Blockade Billy is about a minor league baseball player with a secret to keep, and Morality is about a young married couple with bills to pay and a too-good-to-be-true offer.
Blockade Billy, being about baseball, has frequent mention of baseball jargon that might be hard to follow if one is unfamiliar with the game.
I thought both were very good, if light. I read the entire book cover to cover in one afternoon.
digital-pj avatar reviewed Blockade Billy on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Really great short story by Stephen King. Love it from beginning to end. Also found it hard to put down. A really great book =-)
busterboomer avatar reviewed Blockade Billy on + 96 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book has 2 short stories in it. I was not really impressed by either one of them. I know he is a great writer, but he sure struck out on this one.
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reviewed Blockade Billy on + 40 more book reviews
Wow - not a fan of this one! Didn't like either one of the stories. I am not sure why I hung in there to finish 'em ... just because they were so short I guess.
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This was not one of Stephen King's best pieces. They both just felt flat and lifeless. It seemed like he rushed to write these and not in a good way.


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