Rad Reading-September

In September, I read a book called the Maze Runner by James Dashner. The Maze Runner is a science fiction novel about a 16 year old boy named Thomas and how he was sent to live in a maze with 60 other boys. Thomas randomly got sent up to the maze with no memories except his name. Everyone there are all boys and Thomas has many questions. He asked the boys how long have they been out here in the maze and if they have ever found a way out of the maze. They all say no. The next day, there is another person who came to the maze. This never happens because a new person only gets sent up here every month and is always a boy. This time its a girl. She has a note and looks almost dead. They all think it is Thomas’s fault. Thomas now thinks this girl looks familiar. Thomas has no idea what to think anymore.

I really loved this book because of all the suspense and the cliffhangers at the end. Furthermore, every time something big would happened another problem would come. Also, I loved how the Maze Runner put all the characters together like having Minho the leader type and having Newt hardworking and kind. I feel as every time I read more of the book I couldn’t stop reading.

Newt is my favorite character because he would always cheer everyone up when they were upset and he was very funny in his own way. Furthermore, Newt was the glue of the group of kids. Every time someone or something would get out of hand Newt would always be to help them. Also, I would say Newts character trait would be discipline and hardworking because at the Maze he would be a leader and work his own butt off to keep everything in order. “Order. You say that bloody word over and over in your shuck head. Reason we’re all sane around here is cause we work our butts off and maintain order.”

My favorite quote from the Maze Runner is “Part animal, part machine, the Griever rolled and clicked along the stone pathway. Its body resembled a gigantic slug, sparsely covered in hair and glistening with slime, grotesquely pulsating in and out as it breathed.” I like this quote because it tells you just how scary and gross this animal is. This is the part where Newt tells Thomas what monsters lay here in the maze.

Overall, I give this book a 5/5 because of the suspense and all the action from beginning to the end. I hope you give this book a try for yourself!