Date Of Review: August 24, 2023
Review Left On GoodReads: Yes https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5772922771
Blockade Billy
Author: Stephen King
Started: August 16, 2023
Finished: August 24, 2023
Genre: Suspense, Thriller
Length: 112
Part Of A Series: No
Type Of Book: Physical
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7940591-blockade-billy
Review:
I decided to skip ahead & read the end of the story. I just couldn't fathom reading anymore about baseball. I am only rating this 3 stars because I could imagine the old dude telling Stephen King about the story. I don't even want to read the other story included in this book.
Goodreads Description:
Even the most die-hard 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 forgotten, barely a footnote in the game's history.
Every effort was made to erase any evidence that William Blakely played professional baseball, and with good reason. Blockade Billy had a secret darker than any pill or injection that might cause a scandal in sports today. His secret was much, much worse... and only Stephen King, the most gifted storyteller of our age, can reveal the truth to the world, once and for all.