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The Maze Runner by James Dashner

15 reviews

parlonny's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Death, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement

Moderate: Kidnapping, Torture, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Blood

Minor: Sexual harassment, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and War

livreads16's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The last 50 pages were wild. The rest of the book was just okay. The movie definitely did not do this story justice. Then again, the characters lack a lot of depth. I now they are supposed to be kids remembering who they are after being brainwashed and manipulated but lots of them have like no personality… All in all not a bad book, I think the next one will be more interesting. The whole plot twist with the creators at the end is really eerie and I’m excited to see what happens next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Violence, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Child death, Vomit, and Suicide

megmro's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.5

Fast-paced and full of action. The mystery keeps you turning the pages in hope of figuring out why the characters are there. The first night in the maze was fascinating and tense; I was rapt watching Thomas race to solve problems. I also really liked when the boys start figuring out the mystery of the maze patterns. Those portions felt like Ender's Game, with the emphasis on high-stakes puzzle-solving. 

The book is violent, and much of the violence is upsetting. I'd put it on a similar level as The Hunger Games. (It reads similarly to Hunger Games in general.) Lots of very-minor-character deaths, lots of gravestones of previous runners, and a few deaths that we "witness."(Vague spoilers to follow.)

Spoiler

Teenage boys attack each other, and rescue one another by killing the attacker(s). One character is shot through the face with an arrow. One is banished, and forced out into the maze via a leather collar and straight pole as the doors close. (He's begging for mercy -- super upsetting.) A character dies by knife, etc.

Teens would probably still be interested, but the author really leans into the bleakness of the world. It makes you roll your eyes at the chokehold that YA dystopians had on us back in the aughts. They're all pretty much the same book. I'd say Grade 10+ for this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Minor: Suicide

dassahzoe's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, and Physical abuse

psliz's review against another edition

adventurous tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

good first book. learn as thomas does so info-dumps aren’t a problem 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Gore, Gun violence, and Suicide

harrypotterfan33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I loved this, for anyone who loves a bit of sci-fi that feels so real it's scary at times. Sometimes I had to just tell myself it was a story but it's such an amazing feeling to forget about life and live an adventure without leaving your bedroom. Recommend to die hard Hunger Games fans as it's built arou d a similar concept. <Spoiler> CHUCK DIES AHHHHHHHHH!!!! I was sooooo close to crying but he'll be okay, he's so pure he'll go to heaven. also, I'm desperate for Thomas and Teresa to get their memories back so we can discover the chemistry between them. Also Newt is still alive, and Minho, Frypan and Winston. GALLY IS DEAD!!!!! YAYYYYY!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Suicide and Injury/Injury detail

Swears but only mildly

kstericker's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gun violence, Child death, Violence, Blood, Confinement, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

em_davies7019's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Child death, Murder, Confinement, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping

book_amour08's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Maze Runner is one of the best books I’ve ever read. You get to follow and solve everything with the characters, and you feel as if you’re really there.

Thomas wakes up in a pitch black elevator, shooting upwards. As it opens he sees boys crowding around him, only to find they’ve been trapped here for 2 years. No way out, and their hope fleeting. 

Spoiler

But things all start to change when the first girl to ever arrive in the maze arrives the next day with a dark message.

Spoiler

 

 Is WICKED actually good? Why has there never been a girl here until now? Is this maze able to be solved, or will they eventually all be picked away by the terrifying Grievers that haunt the ever changing maze. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Child death and Suicide

tbs250's review

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Violence, Self harm, and Suicide