Though there are many, many characters, it is relatively easy to keep track of them because Raskin does give each one such a specific personality and backstory. She gives the reader certain signficant details at specific moments in the story so as to further the plot without giving anything away prematurely. It is clear that Raskin knows her characters very well, and that she is purposely careful with how and when information about them is revealed. Reading it as an adult, though, I am thoroughly impressed by the complexity of the plot itself, as well as the carefully developed characters and the twists and turns that lead to the game’s ultimate solution. I have always known about The Westing Game, but the only time I tried to read it, I was slightly too young and became quickly overwhelmed by the pressure of trying to solve all the riddles and uncover all the clues. To gain their inheritance, they must work in pairs to piece together a series of clues that will lead them to Westing’s killer. Among them are the owner of a Chinese restaurant, a female judge, a wheelchair bound teenage boy, a podiatrist, a cleaning woman, an aged delivery boy, a doorman, a secretary, and a young girl who kicks anyone who tugs on her braid. Sixteen residents of Sunset Towers have been summoned as the heirs of millionaire Samuel Westing.
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