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A review by sunshower12
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
This book really sucked me in. I mostly enjoyed it, and felt emotionally wrecked by the end of it. I want justice for these kids! There were some things that kind of irritated me though:
1. The point is made over and over again that Thomas is really smart, all of the glade kids are really smart, but I just didn't get that through the writing and descriptions. I felt like all of the kids were average and Thomas was slightly above average.
2. I got kind of tired of Thomas's pinballing emotions. I understand that he went through a lot, but one minute he's angry, another just fine, then he's sad, and it constantly rotates.
3. I was surprised by his eventual love of Chuck, it seemed like Thomas just tolerated him up until that point and couldnt care less what happened to him.
4. Thomas quickly solving puzzle after puzzle felt contrived, at times.
I think that because of all of this, it's definitely well-suited as a book for young adults. However, the material is very dark, and in some ways I almost thought it was more upsetting than, say, The Hunger Games series. That all being said, it was still really creative, I enjoyed the premise of it and how it was put together. I'm looking forward to the next book.
1. The point is made over and over again that Thomas is really smart, all of the glade kids are really smart, but I just didn't get that through the writing and descriptions. I felt like all of the kids were average and Thomas was slightly above average.
2. I got kind of tired of Thomas's pinballing emotions. I understand that he went through a lot, but one minute he's angry, another just fine, then he's sad, and it constantly rotates.
3. I was surprised by his eventual love of Chuck, it seemed like Thomas just tolerated him up until that point and couldnt care less what happened to him.
4. Thomas quickly solving puzzle after puzzle felt contrived, at times.
I think that because of all of this, it's definitely well-suited as a book for young adults. However, the material is very dark, and in some ways I almost thought it was more upsetting than, say, The Hunger Games series. That all being said, it was still really creative, I enjoyed the premise of it and how it was put together. I'm looking forward to the next book.