The Maze Runner

Posted by Emelie in DogEared on November 19, 2010

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BOOK NAME: The Maze Runner
AUTHOR: James Dashner

Every 30 days a new boy arrives at The Glade with no memory at all. The new arrival, confused and frightened, join the other boys, known as “Gladers”. The boys learn to survive, but mainly want to escape from The Glade. There is no way in and no way out – or so they think.

Each night the stone doors to The Glade close and the next morning they open back up. Beyond the doors is a maze; nobody goes into the maze except for the maze runners. The Gladers live in fear of what lays beyond The Glade; even the maze runners. As soon as the doors to the maze opens, the maze runners run out, trying to find a way of escape within the maze.

This is one of my favorite books ever. It’s also one of the hardest reviews I’ve ever written. James Dashner built so much of a storyline within this book’s plot it was so hard to digest all of it. Even when I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it constantly. My whole family loved this author and we already back-ordered the next book in this trilogy, The Scorch Trials.

I recommend this to anyone I can, but it is suggested for readers in grade 6-10. I read this aloud with my whole family and we all enjoyed it–even my parents. Definitely a favorite and I’m hoping you like it as much as we did.

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Comments

  1. BooksandPuppies
    November 19, 2010, 7:03 pm

    Sounds amazing. Is it the first in the trilogy? And will someone do a review on The Kingdom Keepers?

  2. SadieKane
    November 19, 2010, 9:15 pm

    This is an amazing book! I highly recommend it. Very suspenseful. I just finished reading it a few days ago and I can’t wait to get the next one!
    -Sadie

  3. Piper
    November 19, 2010, 9:52 pm

    Love this book. It is amazing. I really recommend it, to anyone who has read, and liked the Hunger Games.
    -Peace from rural New Jersey!

  4. jindo2108
    November 20, 2010, 12:45 am

    I’m usually not to into this kind of science fiction/fantasy stuff, but this sounds like something I might like……………….
    Hmmmmmmmmmmm.
    Emelie- Did you find any parts scary?? Just wandering cause sometimes I get REALLY freaked out by that stuff………
    Convince me, peoples, and I’ll read it!!!!!!

  5. acs8888
    November 20, 2010, 4:46 pm

    A friend actually recommended this book to me and I haven’t gotten to it yet. Now I definitely will have to after your great book review!

  6. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
    November 21, 2010, 1:28 pm

    It sounds dramatic!!!!!!!The way you typed it made it come alive!*
    thx

    *like,really!

  7. jerkin992
    November 21, 2010, 3:28 pm

    well this book sounds very stupid

  8. Pinky Caine
    November 21, 2010, 11:43 pm

    sounds very dramatic!
    I have got to check this book out!
    Have fun reading everyone

  9. PatheticallyPathetic
    November 24, 2010, 7:51 pm

    First in the trilogy, yes! I loved it SO much and I’m going to read the next one in a few days, probably. Yeah! I read the Hunger Games and loved them all!

    Scary parts? Are you kidding me? It wasn’t scary at all. Just very suspenseful as mentioned above. You NEED to read it!

    It is dramatic! Thank you!

    You think it sounds stupid? Then don’t read it. It’s that simple. XD You’re missing out, though! XD

  10. BooksandPuppies
    November 26, 2010, 10:43 am

    Jerkin, you are way wrong. Don’t judge a book by it’s review.

  11. rochpoch
    December 6, 2010, 5:25 pm

    This is an amazing book. The review made it sound very interesting, and I checked it out of the library. Amazing review and amazing book! To those who said it SOUNDS stupid, don’t ever, EVER, judge a book by its review or its cover.

  12. beatlesfan44
    December 17, 2010, 6:00 pm

    Ok we have chellenge cour at my school, and thats were the brainiacts go a hang out. Well, they are reading the book maze runner. A lady from our public library came and recomended a few books. This one was probably the most action pact one she recomended! Yet to read it!!!! i need to!!!!!! If i could just get off my computer…….

  13. 2whitie
    December 21, 2010, 11:20 pm

    hmmm… i might read it, if i can get my hands on it.. i checked, and the local library doesnt have it

  14. PatheticallyPathetic
    January 12, 2011, 10:29 am

    Even for those who don’t like reading – this book will get you reading, I tell you! I even got to read the Scorch Trials (second one) before it was out for purchase! GAWK! Haha! So I have that review coming up. I bet you will come to love reading as much as I and maybe even more! HAPPY READING!

  15. piperstarwixom
    February 23, 2011, 7:45 pm

    I’ve read almost 18 chapters of this book an love it. Its a mystery from the first second and hangs you at the end of every chapter.

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