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The Forgetting Curve

Angie Smibert (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesMemento Mora / Therapeutic Forgetting Clinic #2
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.63

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVsReluctant Hero

Synopsis

Tells, in separate voices, of a near future in which Winter Nomura has had a psychotic break, and her friend Velvet and cousin Aiden, who is visiting from his Swiss boarding school, try to uncover and fix what is seriously wrong with their society, city, and even Aiden's family.

Is The Forgetting Curve appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Teens investigate a dystopian society's psychological manipulation and memory control after one friend suffers a psychotic break. Addresses mental illness and societal control themes appropriate for mature middle schoolers and up.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include mental illness, psychosis, and memory manipulation (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Three friends uncover disturbing secrets about their city and the powerful family controlling memory itself.

Tags

DystopianScience FictionPsychological ThrillerNear Future