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A review by amberpatrice
The Forgetting by Hannah Beckerman
5.0
THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME. Those who read many of my reviews know I read MANY in this genre (hundreds) so this is no small task to say this.
I am rating this book FIVE STARS ⭐️ before I even finish it. Regardless of the ending, this is getting a perfect score from me and since this so rare (again, a first…) I still have one chapter left but I’m going to do my first full review of 2023 for this read based solely off what I know, now:
1) DELIVERY! I consumed this book video Kindle Narration (shoutout to Kindle Unlimited) and I am giving ALL the flowers to the narrator/voice actor that read this title. Particularly in the climax scene, without giving anything away, I got LOST in the pure vitriol the narrator was able to bring forth in Stephen.
2) I often call books “wild rides” but The Forgetting is the TRUE definition of a roller coaster read. When you think about the actual journey of a real roller coaster… Let’s say, “The Scream Machine” at Six Flags… there is a start and a finish. And you always finish exactly where you started. There is a slow build as the roller coaster climbs to the peak and the anticipation builds of how bad the “drop” is going to be but you KNOW it’s coming. That was this read for me. At first I wanted to label this read a “predictable”… meaning… from VERY early in the book I knew what the plot and the “twist.” But this book is written in a way that I still was not bored. I WANTED to know how the “drop” was going to happen. Even knowing where it was going.
Regardless of the ending I enjoyed this ride so much it’s one of those situations where I feel I can give the author latitude to end it how they want to end it. (I may be back with an edit update on this later)
POSSIBLE CON: Since I confused this via audiobook I can absolutely see this experience playing out differently via traditional read. I can see how the careful layout of the collision (the slow upward build) can feel drawn out via traditional read. The true talent of the narrator plays a major role for me, here.
I am rating this book FIVE STARS ⭐️ before I even finish it. Regardless of the ending, this is getting a perfect score from me and since this so rare (again, a first…) I still have one chapter left but I’m going to do my first full review of 2023 for this read based solely off what I know, now:
1) DELIVERY! I consumed this book video Kindle Narration (shoutout to Kindle Unlimited) and I am giving ALL the flowers to the narrator/voice actor that read this title. Particularly in the climax scene, without giving anything away, I got LOST in the pure vitriol the narrator was able to bring forth in Stephen.
2) I often call books “wild rides” but The Forgetting is the TRUE definition of a roller coaster read. When you think about the actual journey of a real roller coaster… Let’s say, “The Scream Machine” at Six Flags… there is a start and a finish. And you always finish exactly where you started. There is a slow build as the roller coaster climbs to the peak and the anticipation builds of how bad the “drop” is going to be but you KNOW it’s coming. That was this read for me. At first I wanted to label this read a “predictable”… meaning… from VERY early in the book I knew what the plot and the “twist.” But this book is written in a way that I still was not bored. I WANTED to know how the “drop” was going to happen. Even knowing where it was going.
Regardless of the ending I enjoyed this ride so much it’s one of those situations where I feel I can give the author latitude to end it how they want to end it. (I may be back with an edit update on this later)
POSSIBLE CON: Since I confused this via audiobook I can absolutely see this experience playing out differently via traditional read. I can see how the careful layout of the collision (the slow upward build) can feel drawn out via traditional read. The true talent of the narrator plays a major role for me, here.