Reviews - The Westing Game

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The Westing Game

Ellen Raskin

3.99 AVERAGE

missa303's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

illia_m's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

staylor1's review against another edition

5.0

This was the wildest mystery I've ever read, mostly because it was told from every characters point of view. I have to say, I strongly suspected many of the end results, but it took a long time to figure anything out. I think the only mystery I've read that comes close to how crazy this was is The Winterton Deception: The Final Word, and I'm pretty sure the author got inspiration from The Westing Game because there were many elements that were similar of practically the same (Especially the compass theme here and the seasons theme there). Anyway, it was a really good book, though I'm not much of a fan of the writing style, it was a little bit confusing. However, I managed to (mostly) keep track of all the characters and who's who, which is more than I can say for other books (*cough* TLOTR *cough*) Overall, though, it was a great mystery.

awave's review against another edition

4.0

I had a lot of trouble reading when I was a kid due to dyslexia. After I went to eye therapy for a long time, this was the first book I read that I was actually able to enjoy. I read it at least six times in a row when I first got it. This book is probably responsible for why I love thrillers/mysteries so much today.

animikiigrace's review against another edition

5.0

Saw this at a library sale and remembered loving it as a child. Read it aloud in its entirety to my partner on a long drive and by golly it holds up.

ellimac11's review

4.0

mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

dgencare88's review against another edition

4.0

I thought this murder mystery was highly entertaining and fun! I will continue to read this book with my Junior/Intermediate students, great for predicting and questioning.