Review: The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



The story, itself, I really liked, but James Dashner seemed to really pander to the lowest common denominator at times, which is supposedly about 12 years old. Things that were supposedly a mystery to the characters throughout the entire story were completely obvious within seconds of reading whatever it was and before even realizing it was supposed to be some big mystery. This is, to me, a very small gripe and wasn't really all too important to the entire story. There were a few other gripes along these lines that although they did detract from the story, it was still a great book to read. I would have definitely given it a 5 star rating if it wasn't for these small issues.

I look forward to reading the next story in the series (The Scorch Trials). Hopefully it doesn't die off like so many other series do after the first book.



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