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“I’m sure that this novel has found itself compared to The Hunger Games, as they are both young adult dystopian novels. The Hunger Games is a hard title to surpass, but in some ways, The Maze Runner has done just that. From the start of the story, when Thomas wakes up in a strange elevator knowing only his name, you know nothing more than what the characters know. And the characters don’t know much, which makes everything a mystery. Where are they? Why is there a maze? Who keeps sending them supplies? Will they *really* die if they stay in the maze at night? And what is the deal with the girl who suddenly shows up the next day? I found this story to be much more complex than The Hunger Games, even if it isn’t suspenseful in quite the same way. It certainly kept me reading, and I blew through the second half of the book like someone was going to take it away from me. The ending is incredible, because just when you think you know what is going on, you find out that you’re completely wrong. Can’t wait for the next one.”
miyurose wrote this review Tuesday, November 3 2009.
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