My overall impression of this book was that the story was mildly interesting enough that I bought the following three books in the series and I am about to read them. I found the writing had noticeable grammatical errors which made me question the book. I know the author may have been using the slang of the characters, but even when describing them he used it. Regardless, it didn't seem right. The main character was Thomas who ends up being somewhat of a leader of a group of boys who are feinding for themselves outside of the help they intermittently obtain from and elevator in the floor. There is a large maze that the boys try to find an opening to every day and the runners are assigned to run all day around the maze looking for a way out of their world. When Thomas first comes up in the elevator in the floor he is disoriented and alone with no memory of anyone from his past as is the way all the boys who arrived at the Glade (the place where they are living) get there. The first person Thomas forms a friendship with is Chuck. The relationship between Chuck and Thomas was charming and sweet. The book was so sci-fi that I almost didn't want to read it. I really enjoy Brave New World (dystopian) style books though, so the lure was still there for me despite the writing and the tendency toward sci-fi.
The Maze Runner reminded me of The Hunger Games. In The Maze Runner there was a large fake world that the participants lived in and died in while an organized group of adults controlled everything that happened to them.
I would give this book a 6/10.
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