“Sixteen unlikely people are caught up in one of Samuel W. Westing’s games. None of these people know why Westing has brought fourteen relatives or friends, a “stranger, and a possible murderer to inherit his fortune. However, that doesn’t stop them from playing Westing’s last game. Even if he’s dead!”
The Westing Game, written by Ellen Raskin, is a Newbery Medal book and an enjoyable one at best. It combines murder mystery with a twist you’ll only expect from CLUE. The characters, who seem one-dimensional, become more fleshed out once the story hits the murder tone. Raskin truly creates a narrative with unexpecting turns left and right.
Unfortunately, that also brings its biggest flaw: The game itself. Although the Westing game is the main component, it brings unexpected twists out of nowhere. With no established knowledge or evidence, it brings some questions that take me out of the reading.
However, I recommend Ellen Raskin’s book with a 4.5/5 stars. Other books Raskin has written, that I also recommend, are Figgs & Phantoms and The Mysterious and Disappearance of Leon(I mean Noel).
vary good and informative blog Sanika
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