The Maze Runner - Wyrms.de

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Published Aug. 4, 2015 by Listening Library.

ISBN:: 978-0-399-56705-6

(4 reviews)

When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he's not alone. When the lift's doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade--a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls. Just like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night they've closed tight. And every 30 days a new boy has been delivered in the lift. Thomas was expected. But the next day, a girl is sent up--the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers. Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. If only he could unlock the dark secrets buried within his …

When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he's not alone. When the lift's doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade--a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls. Just like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night they've closed tight. And every 30 days a new boy has been delivered in the lift. Thomas was expected. But the next day, a girl is sent up--the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers. Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. If only he could unlock the dark secrets buried within his mind. From the Hardcover edition.

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4 stars

In this story, we begin with Thomas, a 16-year old boy, riding up an elevator to a place he doesn't know. He remembers very little to nothing of his previous life. When he arrives at his destination, it turns out that he's in an area called The Glade, inhabited by more teenage boys like him. Outside the walls of the glade is what is called The Maze. Everyone in the Glade has a job, and the most important one is that of the Runner, boys who map the dangerous maze outside in order to solve it, so that the boys can go back to their old life. The stakes of this game rise dramatically when just a couple days after Thomas' arrival a girl shows up in the elevator, proclaiming that the end has begun.

This book is written very well, and has an interesting cast of characters. I was …

In this story, we begin with Thomas, a 16-year old boy, riding up an elevator to a place he doesn't know. He remembers very little to nothing of his previous life. When he arrives at his destination, it turns out that he's in an area called The Glade, inhabited by more teenage boys like him. Outside the walls of the glade is what is called The Maze. Everyone in the Glade has a job, and the most important one is that of the Runner, boys who map the dangerous maze outside in order to solve it, so that the boys can go back to their old life. The stakes of this game rise dramatically when just a couple days after Thomas' arrival a girl shows up in the elevator, proclaiming that the end has begun.

This book is written very well, and has an interesting cast of characters. I was a bit put off by the weird Glade dialect but I was definitely entertained throughout. The ending gave a hint of the dystopian world out there that gave birth to the Glade as experiment, and I thought that was fascinating. If you enjoy decent YA dystopia, you might enjoy this book as much as I did.

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