Blockade Billy VS Morality

[King fan from trinidad]

Well I finished this book yesterday and my copy had both of these stories. So which one do you guys think was better. For me it would have to be Morality! I just loved the ending.

[GNTLGNT]

..had already read Morality previously, and it was OK, but enjoyed BB tremendously....

[doowopgirl]

I loved them both in different ways. BB was one of the best creepy person stories SK has ever written IMO, but Morality was such a good question. I love stories that make me say What would I do?

[bryantburnette]

"Morality" by a mile. "Blockade Billy" is one of my least-favorite things King has ever written.

[mynameisgrax]

I liked both stories, mainly because of their streamlined nature. I don't mind long stories, but Stephen King does have a tendency to ramble in many of his stories, obsessing on trivial details. Both stories were quite 'lean and mean', which was nice.

If I have to choose, I definitely prefer Blockade Billy of the two. I'm not even into baseball, but I found it very engrossing, never losing your attention. I've known people like Billy (aside from the worst parts....I hope), and King really nails his personality and voice (or lack thereof). I also love the cover. At first it seems innocent, but then I started reading, and found myself flipping back to the cover, to get a better look at Billy. Delightfully creepy story + cover.

Morality was nice, but nothing new. Drunk author husband + unfaithful (or merely suspected of being so) wife is a recurring theme in many of his books. The story worked well though, again because it was refined. Instead of 300 pages, we have 50ish, which is a good length for the story, given that there are only three important characters.

I highly recommend the book, especially if you can find it in the discount section.

[Slow Reader Luke]

I loved them both in different ways. BB was one of the best creepy person stories SK has ever written IMO, but Morality was such a good question. I love stories that make me say What would I do?

not to jump books in this thread, but how did you like Fair Extension from Full Dark No Stars?

[Shoesalesman]

Morality. Definitely the darker of the two stories.

[Chuggs]

Both stories were good, but I'd say BB because I'm a baseball guy. :biggrin2: