Every since I was a young child I have enjoyed myths and having a large element of one of my favorite Greeks myths in such a well written book was a huge bonus.
I love the way that he manages to keep such secrets and surprises not only from his character but also from the readers themselves.ģ.) Much as I enjoyed the revamp of dystopia, I also enjoyed (Slightly afraid that I'm the only one who made this connection) the "throwback" to one of the original horror stories in the use of a maze in connection with the Greek myth of the Labyrinth. The execution of this key part of the story is impeccable because, for the first time I can remember, I reached the conclusion at the same time the characters did rather than before due to being an omnipresent third party, James Dashner wove a web so tight and conforming that you don't see what is going to happen until it already has. That urge to reach the end of the tunnel that this book was able to instill in me is one of my favorite feelings but one that only happens for truly good reads that really stand out in a crowd of similar options as The Maze Runner did.Ģ.) Every puzzle has a moment when pieces begin to fall into place, maybe not completing the puzzle entirely, but giving enough of a picture for you to speculate at the end result and build excitement. 1.) The main thing that I enjoyed about reading The Maze Runner is that while authors are writing strikingly similar dystopian books such as The Hunger Games and Divergent (which while good books, are basically the same premise) James Dashner turns left and writes a dystopian novel that instead of having mass death and violence to enamor readers, a puzzle so complex that you have to read on or risk being driven mad.
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