“The Forgetting" by Sharon Cameron is about a closed off city called Canaan. In the city, every twelve years, a day of forgetting occurs. The event makes everyone there forget; and by forget, I mean the city won’t remember anything since the last forgetting, that includes everything about themselves as a person, and again all they know about everything and everyone, unless like some people who write down all their memories. Nadia, the main character never forgot anything, meaning whatever is used to “reset” the city's population, doesn’t work on her. In the book, the event is soon to occur; this time Nadia wants to figure out how to stop this “forgetting” for everyone. In the city’s walls, lives a special someone in her life, Gray. Nadia wishes that she could leave the city with him, but no one is able to leave nor is anyone able to enter Canaan either. So, Nadia is left with the decision, let her city forget all over again? Or find a cure.
I feel that The Forgetting gives off many emotions. First, sadness or a mellow feeling because of the situation Nadia is in a difficult situation and you can really feel those emotions that I had said in the beginning of the sentence. At some points in the book, I felt little bits of serotonin/happiness when she has good moments of free feelings, or just freedom in general, which with the city that she's stuck in isn’t much of an option for freedom anyways. I also felt unsure of what was going to happen on each page, leaving it mysterious in a good way, though sometimes bad things end up happening with all the twists the book holds. I think anyone with an interest in fantasy books or people with imaginations, and creativity would thoroughly enjoy this book. Overall, I’d strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants to have a sweet, and mysterious read that will be stuck with you forever.
Reviewed by Eliza W., Grade 8
