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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
Good book. Crazy. And it makes sense if you've read the prequel book first, made it more exciting. Although, a touch of humanity for the teenagers seems to be lacking. The group is unrealistic but that was the whole point of the experiment (or the story), to find the cure by finding an unrealistic group. Hence, 5 stars from me.
loved how only at the end you knew what was going on. love the cliffhanger in the epilogue too.
Mazerunner begins in a box. Thomas awakens there and does not remember anything about his life. He then gets transported to a strange place were other boys with the same memory loss try to survive - and to escape through the huge maze that surrounds them.
This book could have been so good! But somehow it lacked the heart and the brains it should have had.
At first I was intrigued. I liked the setting (it reminded me of “Lost“ and “The Cube“ which I both love) and I had high expectations.
Unfortunately, those were not met. The mystery and the action was a bit lame. The mystery mostly consisted of “I could tell you, but I won't for no good reason.“ which was really annoying. The action was extremely underwhelming because everything seemed so easy which did not fit in the context of the story (Thomas did not even do anything extraordinary and yet succeeded at tasks the others were failing at for two years.it just did not make sense).
The characters were very flat and though the author tries, he fails to create a bond between the reader and the characters. I even think he fails at bonding the characters to each other.There was no feeling except “Thomas liked him“ or “Thomas hated him“.
Though I don't have much positive to say, I nevertheless liked it at parts because of the setting and the suspence.
For me,it was the wrong story in the right setting which leaves me overall disappointed.
Additional thoughts:
- so what was the purpose of everything exactly? The conclusion seemed utterly stupid to me
- what was it with the telepathy?? It seemed so out of place and annoyed the hell out of me
- when we're at it: What is it with the made up curse-words? It seemed really childish for such a“violent“ book.
- The grievers were so lame as threats...
- Why doing such clever character-naming and then go nowhere with it? Waste
- The maze lost it's flair pretty fast due to its size.I expected an endless unsovable-because-of-size maze and got a lame, tiny version of it
- I liked how the boys organized themselves
- why were there only boys and suddenly one girl.What was the purpose of that?
This book could have been so good! But somehow it lacked the heart and the brains it should have had.
At first I was intrigued. I liked the setting (it reminded me of “Lost“ and “The Cube“ which I both love) and I had high expectations.
Unfortunately, those were not met. The mystery and the action was a bit lame. The mystery mostly consisted of “I could tell you, but I won't for no good reason.“ which was really annoying. The action was extremely underwhelming because everything seemed so easy which did not fit in the context of the story (Thomas did not even do anything extraordinary and yet succeeded at tasks the others were failing at for two years.it just did not make sense).
The characters were very flat and though the author tries, he fails to create a bond between the reader and the characters. I even think he fails at bonding the characters to each other.There was no feeling except “Thomas liked him“ or “Thomas hated him“.
Though I don't have much positive to say, I nevertheless liked it at parts because of the setting and the suspence.
For me,it was the wrong story in the right setting which leaves me overall disappointed.
Additional thoughts:
- so what was the purpose of everything exactly? The conclusion seemed utterly stupid to me
- what was it with the telepathy?? It seemed so out of place and annoyed the hell out of me
- when we're at it: What is it with the made up curse-words? It seemed really childish for such a“violent“ book.
- The grievers were so lame as threats...
- Why doing such clever character-naming and then go nowhere with it? Waste
- The maze lost it's flair pretty fast due to its size.I expected an endless unsovable-because-of-size maze and got a lame, tiny version of it
- I liked how the boys organized themselves
- why were there only boys and suddenly one girl.What was the purpose of that?
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've pushed back reading this book a lot in the past year but I'm glad I've read it now. It is (in my opinion) an okay book that could have used some minor improvements but it is entertaining and well crafted.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I started this book before I got an account, but this book was so so good. Great first book! Very action packed and an intense, fast-pace read.
REREAD: 2021
there’s sooooo much I forgot about this story!!! so happy I decided to pick it up again and get me out of this insane reading slump.
REREAD: 2021
there’s sooooo much I forgot about this story!!! so happy I decided to pick it up again and get me out of this insane reading slump.
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
