Reviews - The Westing Game

3.98k reviews for:

The Westing Game

Ellen Raskin

3.99 AVERAGE

grantprewitt's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cherbkersman's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alakhira's review against another edition

4.5

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

esoon13's review against another edition

4.0

This book is a childhood favorite that I rediscovered for myself to my delight. It was the book that started the love if mysteries with a specifically light tone. The book doesn’t take itself too seriously so while there are serious things that happen in this book the reader doesn’t feel heavy or dark while reading. The mystery is also very clever, when I was a kid it was mind blowing and even as an adult it’s still an enjoyable mystery.

isaacblevins's review against another edition

4.0

I read this little book for the first time not as a child - but as an adult. I was looking for a book to kick off our Junior High book club and picked up the Westing Game to see if it might be a good place to begin.
I wish that I had found this book earlier in my life. What kid wouldn't be captivated by wonderful characters thrown together to play a game hosted by a dead millionaire? Don't get me wrong...Mr. Westing isn't a vampire or a zombie - he's just decided that his heirs need to do a little puzzle solving in order to earn their share of his estate. While the mystery and the puzzles are fun and wonderfully clever, it's the characters that really make this novel.
All of the characters reside and work in the same high rise apartment building within view of the looming Westing estate. Getting snowed in with them is like being trapped with the most interesting people you could imagine - both good and bad. By the end of the novel it's almost like you're part of a family reunion you know these people so well.

Do yourself a favor - if you're a kid: pick up this book and have a wonderful time!
- if you're an adult: pick up this book and enjoy being a kid again!