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Oh, I loved this book. The only thing i didn't love was the female character. Thomas, finds himself in a land filled with boys who have made themselves a community to survive. They live among huge, stone walls that open in the day to reveal an ever-changing Maze. To escape this place, the boys must solve the Maze and run from the Grievers - hideous animal/machine creatures with blubbery skin and lots of weapons. They don't know why they are there or who sent them there and the story slowly unfol
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I am done! I have finished this book! The book did not defeat me, I defeated the book! That's how I felt when I read the last line. Phew!
Combine Lord of the Flies with House of Stairs and then add the dull patina of poverty from The Hunger Games and stir in a shit ton of metaphors and similes, and ... you have The Maze Runner.
As I read further, I realized there are strong overtones of (view spoiler) ...more
I am done! I have finished this book! The book did not defeat me, I defeated the book! That's how I felt when I read the last line. Phew!
Combine Lord of the Flies with House of Stairs and then add the dull patina of poverty from The Hunger Games and stir in a shit ton of metaphors and similes, and ... you have The Maze Runner.
As I read further, I realized there are strong overtones of (view spoiler) ...more
Had to read this one before we do a YA program based on the book for the library and before the movie comes out. Very good! Excellent for reluctant boy readers.
Very entertaining! Can't wait to read the next one. :)
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A fast paced story of smart teens trapped in a constantly changing maze with real life threats. The last two people dropped in add more drama and questions to an evolving society focused on getting out.
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