Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

31 reviews

starklinqs's review against another edition

4.0

Such a great book with a fun cast of characters. I feel like I definitely have to reread this book in the future to fully appreciate it enough, but it was so fun of a read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism and Racism

kwichris's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Ableism and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide and Fire/Fire injury

cristine's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Really enjoyed this and read it at a time I needed a good mystery and quick read. The character development was solid and I loved that the end of the book provided a look at the characters’ lives in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Torture, Death, Ableism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, and Chronic illness

nota_candycaine's review

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Ableism, Sexism, and Racism

Moderate: Classism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Blood

Minor: Self harm and Suicide

chrisljm's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 The premise sounded so intriguing to me at first, but I ended up not being invested in the story at all. I found it to have not enough story and the mystery a bit convoluted to follow along. 

 

Why was Angela even setting bombs? I understand why she made one for herself, but why did she bomb the two restaurants...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Sexism, and Murder

Minor: Violence, Ableism, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Medical content, and Self harm

janenx01's review

Trying too hard to be quirky. Not to my tastes. Also I was put off by the R-word. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

memazz's review

funny mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Racism

barefootsong's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Ableism

swizzle_malarkey's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Childhood favorite. Always loved the puzzle aspect of the story. Reading it now there are troublesome words and phrases. But the book makes a clear distinction between the truly racist, ableist, or misogynistic characters, and the ones who have a good heart. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

kstericker's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Racism, and Ableism