![]() ![]() So when I tell you all that I think Ellen Raskin's The Westing Game is one of the most perfect books ever written, you'll understand where I'm coming from. From Lewis Carroll to Carol Burnett - if it is smart, dark, subversive, and multi-layered, I am all in. Give me Shakespeare or Ogden Nash, and I am hooked by the first line. ![]() Coyote and the Road Runner until I was a much older adult. I did not appreciate (or even understand) Wile E. I assumed I was missing the genetic code that found joy in the Three Stooges. I already knew I had a strange sense of humor.Ĭrassness and slapstick didn't move me. Instead of accepting the challenge this was probably meant to be, I took the lesson to heart. So much so that my very first fiction writing teacher instructed us to never even attempt it. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ![]() Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Westing Game Author Ellen Raskin ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |