The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
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"Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." —The New York Times Book Review
A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very strange will of the very rich Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play a game. All they have to do is find the answer—but the answer to what? The Westing game is tricky and dangerous, but the heirs play on—through blizzards, burglaries, and bombings. Sam Westing may be dead ... but that won't stop him from playing one last game!
Ellen Raskin has created a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense.
Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award • An ALA Notable Book
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This is a children's book? Adult me found it confusing at times and I read it while listening to the charming audiobook. Boy, I found myself looking for chapter guides to make things make sense and I never do that before finishing. It just had too many characters and they are all-over the place jumping in and out of the story before I had the chance to digest the action. I wanted to be fulfilled by a simple mystery here and I finished the book disappointed. I was surprised that it took me so long to finish this because of all the rereading I did.
Characteristics
1 reviews
Mood
Protagonist(s)
Pace
Writing Style
Description
"Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." —The New York Times Book Review
A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very strange will of the very rich Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play a game. All they have to do is find the answer—but the answer to what? The Westing game is tricky and dangerous, but the heirs play on—through blizzards, burglaries, and bombings. Sam Westing may be dead ... but that won't stop him from playing one last game!
Ellen Raskin has created a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense.
Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award • An ALA Notable Book
Book Information
Posts
This is a children's book? Adult me found it confusing at times and I read it while listening to the charming audiobook. Boy, I found myself looking for chapter guides to make things make sense and I never do that before finishing. It just had too many characters and they are all-over the place jumping in and out of the story before I had the chance to digest the action. I wanted to be fulfilled by a simple mystery here and I finished the book disappointed. I was surprised that it took me so long to finish this because of all the rereading I did.