Written in 1978, The Westing Game won a Newbery in 1979. So this book is as almost as old as I am and yet this is the first time I've ever read it. I liked it. I was very interested in the outcome of the book. It reminded me of It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World except not with a car race or anything. The heirs each get clues and they are suppose to figure out who took the life of the millionaire. I expected the ending I got, but I loved the characters. Some of them turned out to be different than I expected. The only thing was that some of the language was pretty un-PC, which is to be expected from a book written in the 70's. I thought the solution was pretty clever though and I'm glad there was an epilogue. I like knowing what happens to the characters.
This wasn't made into a movie was it? It sounds like a movie with John Cleese and a bunch of others that came out a few years ago. I can't remember the name of it.
ReplyDeleteI like the premise though!
Jenners - There have been two movies: The Westing Game and Get a Clue but they aren't available on DVD sadly.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to be reading this one soon!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great book!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea it was a movie, that's fascinating.
Thanks for the review :)
Thanks for the review. I've had this in my classroom library for a long time and never read it. I've had many kids who have, and enjoyed it but I just never got around to it!
ReplyDeleteMy dad just brought me 4 huge boxes of books from when I was growing up and this was in there. Makes me want to go back and read it!
ReplyDeleteThis was a favorite of mine as a kid and I still like to flip through it every now and then. Can't wait until my son is old enough to enjoy it.
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