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Plot Summary of The Sky is Falling
"The Sky is Falling was not the all time best book written by Sydney Sheldon. I enjoyed the suspense of trying to figure out who Dana could trust although some parts of the book moved slowly. A good read but not as realistic as his others."
Alexis Foster, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Sky is Falling
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60%
Special suspect? - best friend
Misc. Murder Plotlets - "All in the family" murder
Kind of investigator - skilled citizen investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings towards family/friends
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - journalist
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
Motive of antagonist - revenge
The antagonists are: - evil politicians

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Europe Yes
European country: - Germany - Italy - Russia

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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