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Jean
02-18-2012, 08:25 AM
Blockade Billy, 2010
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Please vote for Blockade Billy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_Billy) using the following scale:

5: I loved it
4: It was good
3: Average
2: Only so-so
1: I didn't like it

If you haven't read this book yet, please vote Never Read. Feel free to discuss your votes in this thread.
Jean
02-18-2012, 08:43 AM
Never read, and don't think ever will
mae
02-18-2012, 08:46 AM
It was very very good but not quite a five.
divemaster
02-18-2012, 12:58 PM
I enjoyed the story. 4
Ricky
02-18-2012, 01:12 PM
A 2 for me. Read it because it was King, but not something I can forsee re-reading.
Shannon
02-19-2012, 09:32 AM
Gave it a 3. Easily one of the least favorite things I have read from him. Very well written (which is why it got a 3, lol) but the climax did not equal all that build up.
mae
02-19-2012, 10:30 AM
Wow no fives at all yet.
frik
02-19-2012, 11:03 AM
One of the few I haven't read yet.
I will though, soon...

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candy
02-19-2012, 11:08 AM
1 from me sorry, someone once told me you didn't have to be a base ball fan to enjoy it. You do. A lot seemed to be lost in translation for me
candy
02-19-2012, 11:10 AM
1 from me sorry, someone once told me you didn't have to be a base ball fan to enjoy it. You do. A lot seemed to be lost in translation for me

I did enjoy the Morality story, but as we are not voting on that I didnt include it in my score
Ricky
02-19-2012, 11:29 AM
I forgot about Morality. Now that I liked alot!
mae
02-19-2012, 11:49 AM
No, Morality is not included in voting here, just the novella itself, as it was originally released on its own. And for the record I really enjoyed it without being a baseball fan at all. In fact, I know very little about it.
Iwritecode
02-20-2012, 09:58 AM
Never read.

I'm not even sure I knew this book existed. I don't remember hearing about it when it came out and I don't remember ever seeing it on the shelves of any store.
pixiedark76
02-20-2012, 03:48 PM
I thought Blockade Billy was awesome.
BROWNINGS CHILDE
02-22-2012, 06:40 PM
Never Read
Thorin Oakenshield
02-22-2012, 08:03 PM
I give it a 2.
Jean
02-25-2012, 11:06 PM
Last chance to vote! The poll is closing!
mae
02-26-2012, 01:39 PM
The poll has closed. Blockade Billy has earned a FAS (final average score) of 3.000000000 or 60.00%, placing 5th (last) in this bracket. It will not be moving on to Round 2.