WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!!
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. He has no recollection of his parents, his home, or how he got where he is. His memory is empty.
But he's not alone. When the lift's doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade, a large expanse enclosed by stone walls.
Just like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning, for as long as anyone can remember, the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night, for just as long, they've closed tight. Every thirty days a new boy is delivered in the lift. And no one wants to be stuck in the Maze after dark.
The Gladers were expecting Thomas' arrival. But the next day, a girl is sent up- the first girl ever to arrive at the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers. The Gladers have always been convinced that if they can solve the maze that surrounds the Glade, they might find their way home... wherever that may be. But it's looking more and more as if the Maze is unsolvable.
And something about the girl's arrival is starting to make Thomas feel different. Something is telling him that he just might have some answers- if he can only find a way to retrieve the dark secrets locked within his own mind.
This book was so bland and ridiculous. It was pretty much a futuristic Lord of the Flies. But, Thomas was such a girl in this book, if he would have kept a diary it would have been something like this:
Day 1: Hi I’m Thomas and I don’t know anything except my first name.
I understand that the author wanted to make the reader as confused as Thomas but seriously, all we get for the intro to the book is ‘I don’t know where I am’, ‘I don’t trust these people’ and ‘I wanna go home’. This kid is how old?? He sounded 7, or maybe 8. In short, I just wanna punch this dude in the face.
Day 2: I’m still Thomas but now I have a clingy, annoying friend.
His friend Chuck is the most annoying person in the world. He’ll say something and then not explain it, which leaves us with more questions and no answers. (This is 50 pages into the book)
Day 3: I have a lot of questions and no one will answer them. *makes a sad face*
The ONLY answers we get are the definitions to words like klunk. WTF!? Everyone remembers how to speak English so why they can’t just say poop is beyond me.
Day 4: Today I saw a scary thing, but then a pretty girl showed up. She was pretty.
So finally getting some answers here, there’s a maze around their campsite which they have to solve to get out and go home. It’s hard because some cow-slug-machine monster tries to eat them if they get too close. But then all the explanations get interrupted by some girl entering the camp half-dead. She says something mysterious then falls into a coma (so she’s not much help).
Day 5: People I just met are in trouble so naturally I will risk my life to maybe save them. MAYBE.
So this dude just learns about the maze and the bad stuff in it, but he sees two people that he doesn’t even know and runs in to save them. This is the STUDPIDEST person ever.
Day 6: We all lived!! YAY me and my lucky instincts!!!
This would be much more satisfying if I actually liked Thomas. But I still wanna punch him in the face.
Day 7: I have telekinetic powers just like the pretty girl. My life is awesome!!
So other than the fact that this power came out of nowhere, Tom is the only one that trusts her and spends forever trying to convince everyone else to do the same. He fails and she spends time locked up.
Day 8: Time to leave. Wish I could remember who my parents were so I could send them a postcard!
Just kidding—they all trust her now, that last 60 pages was just a test. (This is about the time when I threw the book against the wall.) They make an escape plan, a bad one I might add, and finally escape the maze!!!
*Question: Does it count as an escape plan if part of the plan is to have people die? It sounds more like bait to me...*
I can’t believe there is a sequel to this book. Nothing HAPPENED!!! And the big twist at the end? It doesn’t count as a twist if the reader knows nothing about the futuristic world. It was more like: Surprise! There's a plague that will kill you all and you have to survive it! Didn’t I mention it before?
I think Tom actually spent 2 weeks in the glade, but this is a pretty acurate portrayal of what happened. I now realize why the synopsis for this book is so long. They have to give you all the good actiony bits just to sucker you into buying it.
And for those people who said this series was a good read if you liked The Hunger Games...I'm sorry but this gets nowhere near that kind of awesomeness. I would only recommend this book to people with a very low tolerance for action. Not much happened so you can sleep sound at night.
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