Before I Fall By Henry Oliver

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As I read Before I Fall, the aspect of the story that mattered the most to the author, Lauren Oliver, was an event story. In the novel the plot would keep coming back to one event, every morning Sam would wake up to the same day she lived the day before, this happened for 7 days. Lauren Oliver engaged me into this story by adding suspense and mystery, and I kept wanting to read more to figure out what would happen next, she used descriptive words when she was explaining important details about the book. Firstly, the author uses an event story to reveal the plot because it really helps understand what's going on in Sam's life, during the 7 days she relived. The event makes Sam realize a lot about her, the events changed Sams outlook

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