Review: The Forgetting

The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really liked this book! This is a Dystopian novel about a society that lives in a city surrounded by Stone Walls. Everything in the city is regulated by a ruling council. Every citizen is identified by profession and every person is also required to carry their personal book in which they record their lives, thoughts and feelings (Like a diary of sorts). The reason for all of this is every twelve years, every person experiences a phenomenon called "the forgetting" where all of their memories are wiped out. They look to their personal books in order to try and piece their lives together again.

So, in this book the main character is Nadia. Nadia, unlike everyone else in this society, has always remembered everything. And partly because of this, she risks everything every night sneaking over the walls that surround the city in order to try and find out what else might be out there and why things are the way they are. Nadia also begins to work with a boy named Gray, who after seeing Nadia climb the wall, convinces (partly blackmails) her to take him with her next time.
So, this book follows Nadia and Gray as they explore behind the walls and begin to learn more about the history of their society and history of "the forgetting."

Like I said earlier, I really liked this book. I thought it was well written and fast paced. There were revelations that I did not see coming. The only negative was that I wish there could have been a little bit more of a conclusion.
Overall, this was a great read!



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