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I liked it - very very fast read. Not as good as some other young adult fiction, but good. ( ![]() Told from the perspective of a boy who is struggling to make sense of his new environment so that he can escape the nightmare. As the reader, I too am strung along, burning with questions. The author gives answers sparingly, and only accompanied by more questions. It reminds me of the hit TV show, 'Lost'. If you enjoyed that show, then you might enjoy these books. For myself, I found no compelling reason to continue reading. I don't enjoy being strung along or openly manipulated for the entire book, and unlike the protagonist, I can choose to stop reading and return to the real world quite easily. Aside from that, it's a dark series. Pain and suffering, distrust and betrayal, death and sacrifice all make regular appearances, with no compelling reason for the protagonist to press on other than survival, revenge, and to satisfy his own curiosity. Not a fun book to read, and no discernable underlying themes to salvage either. Just a morbid and confusing, albeit fast-paced, tale. No thanks. I wasn't sure I wanted to read this, but I finally got hooked on it and plowed through to the end as fast as I could read. Only to be disappointed. There was no explanation of the mechanisms by which things work in the universe of the characters. Nor was it reasonable to discover that their tormentors and their rescuers were not only one and the same, but as cold-hearted as they were. Vaguely reminds me of Lord of the Flies, and Ender's Game. Enjoyed the movie! Enjoyed the book! Looking forward to the next movie and books. I'm reading this book because I took my neice to see the second movie. That plot confused me so much that it triggered the need to read the trilogy so that it would make sense. Ah, thirty-nine years old and still naive. The first book is engaging - I like the mystery/amesia aspects. But once answer start coming in - they don't make sense. Oh well. I'm compulsive enough that I'll finish the trilogy (unless it just gets completely ridiculous).
The story reads like a maze with erroneous turns, dead ends, and a plot that should work but falls short. James Dashner has created a thrilling dystopian novel. The Maze Runner has a great hook, and fans of dystopian literature, particularly older fans of Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember (Random, 2003), will likely enjoy this title and ask for the inevitable sequel. With a fast-paced narrative steadily answering the myriad questions that arise and an ever-increasing air of tension, Dashner's suspenseful adventure will keep readers guessing until the very end. Is contained inHas the adaptationIs parodied in
Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape. No library descriptions found.
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