The Knowing

De: Sharon Cameron

Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller, Andrew Eiden

Sharon Cameron returns to the rich world of #1 New York Times bestseller The Forgetting with a companion novel as thrilling and intricately crafted as the first.

Samara is one of the Knowing, and the Knowing do not forget. Hidden deep in the comfort and splendor of her underground city, a refuge from the menace of a coming Earth, Samara learns what she should have never known and creates a memory so terrible she cannot live with it. So she flees, to Canaan, the lost city of her ancestors, to Forget.

Beckett has flown through the stars to find a dream: Canaan, the most infamous social experiment of Earth's antiquity. Beckett finds Samara in the ruins of the lost city, and uncovers so much more than he ever bargained for -- a challenge to all he's ever believed in or sworn to. When planets collide and memories clash, can Samara and Beckett save two worlds, and remember love in a place that has forgotten it?

At once thought-provoking and utterly thrilling, this extraordinary companion novel to Sharon Cameron's #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling THE FORGETTING explores the truth and loss that lie within memory, and the bonds that hold us together.

©2017 Sharon Cameron (P)2017 Scholastic, Inc.

Loved two voice actors

I loved this one just as much as the first. It was hard to get used to the female voice actor but after a few chapters it was ok. I enjoyed hearing it with both male and female readers.

Enjoyed the story.. Good sequel to first book.

The only disappointment was the female narration. The voice was hard to understand at times and too soft. I would have to turn up my volume all the way to hear the female narrator and then turn it down when the male narrator began. Too often I had to replay the audio to understand what Samara had said. Made for a less enjoyable experience.

Great book

I really enjoyed this book. Sometimes the 2nd in a series is a disappointment but not here. It could almost be a stand-a-lone. I could hardly put it down.

Slow start - great finish

The Knowing had big shooed to fill after The Forgetting. At first, it started slow and the plot was somewhat confusing. At one point, I wondered if I had read the books in the wrong order or if this was a different storyline all together. The first book took you there almost immediately. This one makes you simmer.
Hang in there. Once Cameron reveals the connection, the remaining storyline keeps you hooked. There is mystery, deceit and just the right amount of clean romance to keep tweens and teens interested.
The end teases about future storylines. I hope Cameron sticks with this dystopian/sci-fi series. This genre needs more great authors to fill library shelves.

Nowhere near as captivating as The Forgetting

This book felt like it was just a re-hashing of the forgetting. Sure, it's hundreds of years in the future and the main conflict is somewhat different. But it's the same basic premise - some people hold all the knowledge, and one person trying to change things wants to know more. It just wasn't as interesting as The Forgetting, and didn't feel original.

Also, I get why Emily Woo Zeller did the accent she did (as they remark in the book that Sam speaks haltingly/strangely a few times). However, listening to it for hours on end really grated on my nerves. She did this over-enunciated, whispery voice that was hard to listen to (and hear while driving at times). It certainly did not help my enjoyment of the book. The male narrator was perfect - no complaints there.