The Girl Who Fell From The Sky Analysis

Overall, the girl who fell from the sky is a novel I highly recommend for readers fascinated to explore various social justice issues, their impact, and an individual's method to cope with them. Considering this is Durrow Heidi’s first novel, she did a tremendous job captivating the reader’s attention and keeping them on the edge of their seats. Although told from a non-linear, multi-perspective lens that may turn away a few readers who prefer the traditional single perspective narrative, she beautifully transitions through each character and draws the reader into each character’s life. As a reader, I felt compelled to read on as my mind’s curiosity finding out what happens next to the character filled. The author allows no moment for interest

This book may not be for the faint of heart who enjoys novels where everyone lives happily ever after. At times, it felt like 90% of the things that happened centered around tragedies. The moment when things started to brighten up for the heroine, Rachel, something came up to make her situation 100 times worse. For example, after losing her family, she finds loves and acceptance by her aunt and starts to become a bit happy, but then the aunt dies. Besides Rachel’s story, Nella’s story illustrated the ways in which a character can completely destroy an innocent person. Personally, Nella’s story was the most touching of them all and at the same time the most painful. The author does wonder with creating the character, but the consistency of multiple tragedies may be too much for some readers. Another negativity towards this novel may be towards that ending that comes out a bit flat and rushed. The end can cause the reader to ponder upon what happens next, as it leaves off the stage where Rachel who had such a sad life had finally found herself, and what she want to do. It’s only natural to want hint reading what will happen next when the reader becomes deeply connected with the