A review by morganbrabender
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
4.0
Disclaimer before you read this review-- It was NOT an awful book by any means, it just wasn't my favorite :)
Listened to this one on audiobook. It was intriguing enough to keep me listening, but I didn't find myself on the edge of my seat to find out what happened next. I think part of my frustration with this book was the lack of character development, which is understandable considering their memory loss, but I just wanted to know more about the characters lives and why they acted the way they did. I didn't feel invested in the story and my emotions were unfortunately almost unaffected by the ending. I do think that part of my opinion is affected by the narration, which was a little monotonous and could be the reason why my emotions weren't as involved. I was interested in the world it occurred in and was curious about how it would end, but I don't know that I'll be pursuing the rest of the series. I'm glad I read it though, and my drawbacks would not stop me from recommending it to a student.
Listened to this one on audiobook. It was intriguing enough to keep me listening, but I didn't find myself on the edge of my seat to find out what happened next. I think part of my frustration with this book was the lack of character development, which is understandable considering their memory loss, but I just wanted to know more about the characters lives and why they acted the way they did. I didn't feel invested in the story and my emotions were unfortunately almost unaffected by the ending. I do think that part of my opinion is affected by the narration, which was a little monotonous and could be the reason why my emotions weren't as involved. I was interested in the world it occurred in and was curious about how it would end, but I don't know that I'll be pursuing the rest of the series. I'm glad I read it though, and my drawbacks would not stop me from recommending it to a student.