Time to Play the Game!

First and foremost, I have to make a comment of last night's episode of Pretty Little Liars. As usual there was a cliffhanger and the plot is evolving slowly but that's on a good note. The girls tried to get rid of "A" but they're going to have to try a lot harder before life can be normal again.

This past weekend I read a brilliant book. This book The Westing Game by deceased author, Ellen Raskin, happens to be amazingly complex. I do want to give you a thorough idea of the context without giving away too much. Raskin's works al have a main theme: disguise. She likes to write fun mysteries usually targeted toward children/ young adults but everyone will enjoy it. The plots can be confusing but by the time the story is complete, every little detail falls into place.

The Westing Game involves a wicked old Sam Westing who decides to play one last trick on his sixteen heirs. Sixteen heirs, eight pairs of teams who are formed together for a reason. One of them is a bomber, one is a faker, one is a theif, some are plain liars ( only for a good cause though),and one paticular person hides valuable information from the other people.

I read this book last summer and because I decided to read this book again, I missed the signs leading to the culprit behind the mystery. As for the mystery, it seems that the wealthy Sam Westing is dead. The problem is Sam Westing has outsmarted his dear sixteen heirs. To be quite honest Sam Westing is similir to Ellen Raskin. Raskin leaves clues throughout her books and she makes sure every word counts. I didn't even realize the use of direction is used as clues to identity the solution of the big mystery until I finished the book, for the second time.

Be warned! There are more than sixteen characters mentioned in the book who are important. Reading the book over the weekend, I forgot who is behind the death of Sam Westing, and I was on the edge of my seat. If you can remember anything about this book, remember this: disguise. Some of the characters take on more than one role. Which characters do this? There's only one way to find out and that's by reading this brillantly worded and plotted book by Ellen Raskin.