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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)

James Dashner

Start date: May 23, 2012

Finish date: May 30, 2012

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Oct 23, 2013 Andrada rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, read-in-english, dystopia, 2015, young-adult

In this world of dystopia there is no resisting these new YA novels. For a full review: http://chapter26.net/ - a bookaholic's journey.

Started reading this book at the beginning of this year as the first part from the trilogy challenge. I have heard so much about it and already seen the movie so I had a pretty clear picture of what was going to happen but I was nevertheless curious because I felt like the movie left me with a few questions I needed answers to.

The book starts with Thomas, our mai In this world of dystopia there is no resisting these new YA novels. For a full review: http://chapter26.net/ - a bookaholic's journey.

Started reading this book at the beginning of this year as the first part from the trilogy challenge. I have heard so much about it and already seen the movie so I had a pretty clear picture of what was going to happen but I was nevertheless curious because I felt like the movie left me with a few questions I needed answers to.

The book starts with Thomas, our main character, going up somewhere in a metallic box with no other recollection of his past than his name. That somewhere turns out to be a place called “the Glade” which basically is surrounded by tall walls that form a maze. Slowly, Thomas discovers the rules of the Glade and find out that only boys live there and that they are a small society, each member having a well determined role; their purpose is the same, to solve the Maze and escape, but it is a tough job as the Maze is a dangerous and ever changing place. He also tries to befriend some of the boys, but finds out that it’s not as easy as it seems; he has a pretty tense relationship with a boy named Gally, manages to befriend another one named Chuck and also manages to communicate more with the leader of the group, Alby, and another intriguing character called Newt.

A mysterious girl then shows up and triggers a series of events which will (literally) leave you breathless and you will keep wondering where is all this going to lead without being able to guess.

It is curious that not even after finishing this first volume have I found answers for all my questions and I really appreciate this about the series. I think it makes it impossible for the reader not to want to read the sequels and find out what is the big picture.
I loved the characters, the way they were developed and the relationships they managed to build - pretty intense.

Definitely a must-read for dystopia lovers but also for those who think it is time to give a chance to this genre!

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Apr 05, 2012 Paula Phillips rated it it was amazing

When I first heard about this book , it didn't really interest me at all but then something sparked this morning and I thought, alright I'll give it a whirl and to my suprisement I actually enjoyed it alot. It was a great read and I think since I've been on a tad bit of a dystopian buzz , it made me enjoy it more. This is one dystopian novels that those of the male sex will really really enjoy as the whole line-up are teenage guys except for one girl who shows up about halfway through the novel. ...more

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Jan 04, 2013 Morgan rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, kindle-read, sci-fi, fiction, post-apocalyptic-dystopic-utopia

3.5

Once the book hits it's "stride", it takes you along with it easily. You just have to get to that point.

The point where you actually begin to get some shucking answers about what the klunk is going on and start to understand what the Gladers are actually saying.

It seemed to be 3 different books almost at different parts. I think my enjoyment was also mildly hampered in that I wasn't a fan of Thomas. He just felt...flat. Flatter than the walls of the maze.

Some of the big "oh" moments got me, ...more

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Jan 29, 2015 Marissa rated it really liked it

I really liked this book but had a hard time with the boys language.

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Jan 15, 2014 Michelle rated it liked it

Shelves: ya-childrens, science-fiction, fantasy, coming-of-age

I was expecting this book to be enthralling from start to finish, but it took at least 100 pages for me to actually get into it. It felt a little repetitive and none of the characters really felt all that interesting to me. After things finally started to move, though, I did enjoy it. I will wait to read the rest of the series.

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