The Maze Runner: Book Review

The Maze Runner is now by far one of the best books I have ever read. The author, James Dashner's significant use of diction and imagery made the book more enjoyable and interesting to read. The Maze Runner is a science fiction book that includes a bit of mystery and a touch of romance. The author was very descriptive while he wrote, which really brought this story to life. I was able to paint vivid pictures in my mind so that I could imagine the book like a movie in my head. Also Dashner's techniques of characterization made me feel like I actually knew the characters personally and allowed me to make connections with them. If I was to rate this book on a scale from one to five, I would definitely rate it a five because of how creative and thrilling the story was. I would recommend this book to mostly kids ages thirteen and up because of the wide range of vocabulary used and also because the story contains many plot twists so you would need the ability to keep up with the story. On my account, I loved the book with all its suspense and action. The story was so unique and unlike anything I've ever read before, which made the book just that much better.

The book is about a boy named Thomas, who finds himself in an unfamiliar "world" with no memories at all about his life. He wakes up in a place called the Glade and notices that its entire population is made up of only males. Those who live in the Glade are known as Gladers, and Thomas befriends some of them and they explain to him about their community. Each person has an assigned job that they tend to and once every week they get a shipment of supplies from an elevator which they call the Box. The Glade is surrounded by doors that separate them from the Maze. The doors close every night so that they would be protected from the Grievers, which are dangerous and violent creatures. The Glader's main goal is to find a way out of the Maze, so they send out Runners to explore it and make maps to see if there is any way to escape. As soon as Thomas learns about the job of being a Runner, he thinks that that would be the assignment he would like to take on. So the next day after Thomas arrives in the Glade, there is another arrival. But this time its different, this time its a girl. She says that she has a message to deliver and then falls into a coma right after she enters the Glade. What does this mean to the Gladers now? How will the arrival of the girl affect the Glade? Will Thomas and and the rest of the Gladers find a way out of the Maze?