The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin
Taste attributes: mysterycomedyfamilyfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedgame/competitionsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections
Boxlist takeLayered and contained: a breezy mystery, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
Sixteen people were invited to the reading of the very strange will of the very rich Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they played the game. The not-quite-perfect heirs were paired, and each pair was given $10,000 and a set of clues (no two sets of clues were alike). All they had to do was find the answer, but the answer to what?
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- Ellen Raskin
- Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 192
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