Sunday, January 31, 2010

The Maze Runner, James Dashner, Delacourte Press, 374 pages


I have finally finished it! Not that it was bad and I had to put it down and didn’t want to pick it up again. Nothing like that. I started this book, then was swamped with books coming in from the library. So of course, you have to read the ones with return dates before you can read the ones you own.

I’ve “heard” that this book has been likened to The Hunger Games, and whereas I’m not balking at this suggestion I just don’t really see it. I mean, I suppose I can a little bit, but to me it’s a book all on it’s own.

The premise was pretty cool and although I disliked being thrown into their world with the different slang, I caught on pretty quickly and got over it. Plus, I liked the fact that it put us in the box right along with Thomas.

I thought the characters were all pretty unique in this setting. Considering how many individual voices he had to write.

Some of the plot points were easy for me to figure out, but I was surprised by the whole Chuck thing. Really, James!? Did you have to do that?

I suppose there’s a reason, but still. I also didn’t expect the ending, but it set it up pretty nicely for the second book, The Scorch Trials, that is going to be released in October this year.

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