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Solid B+/A- read. I found this book to be a very fast read and one I didn't want to put down for stretches. I definitely wanted to know what was going on and how things had gotten to this point when I was reading. The book starts with a boy riding in a lightless elevator, and he realizes that he has no memories of his own past other than his name: Thomas. When the elevator reaches its destination, he finds a group of boys, all around his own age, who live in a place they call "The Glade" and who
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First of all, this book was pretty good and I didn't want to stop reading. However, I have a few complaints:
1. The language used by the characters might be the stupidest thing I have ever read. Here is a quote. "He is the shuckiest shuckfaced shuck ever." The entire book is like that. My theory is that the author wrote this book for adults and had it completely littered with cursing. The editor wanted it to also appeal to young adults so the author was told to take the language out, so he just c ...more
1. The language used by the characters might be the stupidest thing I have ever read. Here is a quote. "He is the shuckiest shuckfaced shuck ever." The entire book is like that. My theory is that the author wrote this book for adults and had it completely littered with cursing. The editor wanted it to also appeal to young adults so the author was told to take the language out, so he just c ...more
The whole time I was reading this, all I could think of was the movie. Even when I originally bought it (then lost it, which is what took me so long to actually read the whole thing), the first chapter I read felt like a movie before I knew there would be one. The descriptions, pace, and creep factor all blend into an excellent hook.
Having read Dashner's The Journal of Curious Letters, I was fascinated to see his growth as a writer. I enjoyed the 13th Reality series, and was pleased for him tha ...more
Having read Dashner's The Journal of Curious Letters, I was fascinated to see his growth as a writer. I enjoyed the 13th Reality series, and was pleased for him tha ...more
Loved it.
Once I started, I couldn't stop. I loved the pacing of the book. Now I am about to start reading book two. ...more
Once I started, I couldn't stop. I loved the pacing of the book. Now I am about to start reading book two. ...more
Took a while for me to get into this one, but I am interested to find out where the series is going.
Feb 25, 2010
Michael Young
marked it as to-read
Oct 22, 2010
Izlinda
marked it as to-read
May 14, 2012
Meredith
rated it
really liked it
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Shelves:
scifi-fantasy,
post-apocalyptic
Aug 04, 2013
Kristy
rated it
really liked it
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Shelves:
books-i-own,
movies-tv-stage,
ebook,
award-winners-nominees,
4s,
series,
dystopia,
sci-fi,
2013
Jan 11, 2014
Nicky
marked it as to-read
Mar 19, 2014
Andrew
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Sep 11, 2014
Becky
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