Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Author: James Dashner
Reading level: Young Adult
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Rated 10/10

When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he s not alone. When the lift s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls.



Just like Thomas, the Gladers don t know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night they ve closed tight. And every 30 days a new boy has been delivered in the lift.


Thomas was expected. But the next day, a girl is sent up the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers.


Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. If only he could unlock the dark secrets buried within his mind.
MY REVIEW
I  absolutely love this book, it's action filled and there's never a dull moment, I did however guess what was happening but never why until the end. Thomas has no memory of his life, only that he is named Thomas, and has no clue why he has been sent to live in the Glade with other teenage boys with the same memory problem . As soon as Thomas arrives in the Glade things start happening to make the others suspect him of something bad. All Thomas want to be is a runner in the maze, the maze surrounds the Glade keeping everyone from escaping. Then a girl arrives and Thomas has a feeling he knows her, and only bad news comes with her.Thomas gets the chance soon to be a runner after he does something no other boy had done since being there all while breaking one of the major rules. Things starts turning for the worse and they have to figure out a way to get out of the maze alive or soon they'll all be dead. I don't want to give to much away and hopefully I didn't, it's a lot better if you read everything for yourself :)

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