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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
This was a reread for me. I read this book three years ago. My views didn't change very much on this book.
Spoiler
Thomas wakes up on a lift and is surrounded by strangers. He can't remember anything except his first name. There are plenty of boys around him, just boys. He can see walls and wants to know what is outside of the walls. The boys tell him about The Glade. Thomas really wants to go out there and conquer the maze, even though nobody has made it through the maze alive. A girl shows up and looks at Thomas. She says his name. Thomas doesn't remember her. Everyone looks at him and wonders why this girl knows Thomas and why a girl is finally among them. She has a message for all of them.
I had a lot of thoughts on this book! Read my somewhat spoilery review here: http://bottombookshelf.tumblr.com/post/71778448313
James Dashner sure knows how to keep an audience in suspense. Can't wait to read The Scorch Trials!
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
the writing was so bad that it was actually distracting and thomas is sooooo annoying... you know how they say show, don't tell? the author was just telling us this happened and that happened etc etc... and for a book called the MAZE RUNNER why was there like 2 pages about the maze and the rest was thomas just being annoying. and I really powered through just to see what the point of all of it and it ends on a boring cliffhanger. ok
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Lectura sencilla. Entretenida, pero de un nivel mínimo. Todo se arregla en momentos instantáneos, todas las respuestas se obtienen sin desarrollo o más complejidad argumental y eso le quita muchos puntos porque básicamente todo está construido con la idea de que el misterio debe ser resuelto, pero solo en porciones minúsculas en orden de construir la saga.
No me malinterpreten, pudo ser mucho peor, pero eso no es una excusa para la falta de esfuerzo.
El libro no me desagradó, reitero, fue entretenido, pero no atrapa de ningún modo.
No invita a seguir, aun con el final tan abierto y eso dice bastante del resultado general.
No me malinterpreten, pudo ser mucho peor, pero eso no es una excusa para la falta de esfuerzo.
El libro no me desagradó, reitero, fue entretenido, pero no atrapa de ningún modo.
No invita a seguir, aun con el final tan abierto y eso dice bastante del resultado general.
I started reading this when all my friends and Tumblr mutuals were obsessed with it, and I just... didn't connect. Cool premise! I can't say I HATED it. I even liked some of the characters! Just... absolutely nothing stuck. Not my cup of tea.