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A review by thrym
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Racism and Ableism
Minor: Suicide
Written in the 70s, the book does a pretty good job pointing out how reductive stereotyping can be....and then falls into some infantalizing orientalism itself. It course-corrects pretty quickly, but it's still jarring and not great.