Book blog: The Maze Runner

Imagine waking up in a huge box, not remembering anything about yourself except your name. You sit there for what seems like forever, but you don't know what forever feels like because you don't know anything. Then the box starts  moving upward, you reach a stopping point and the top of thee box begins to open. You're blinded by this light shining down on you. You can't see for a few moments, then your eyes focus on 20 teenage boys looking down on you. This is what a 16 year old boy named Thomas was going through.

Thomas gets helped out of the box and was ask questions that he has no idea what the answers are, except for his name. Thomas has been called all these weird names, that not only him but even the people calling him these names don't know what they mean.

Thomas later that day meets his soon to be only friend Chuck. Chuck is a 12 year old boy who was the "newbie" before Thomas arrived at this strange place. Thomas at least gets some answers from Chuck. The strange place they are at is called the Glade, and the teens that are in this Glade are called Gladers. These gladers all have jobs. There are Keepers, Med-Jacks, Frypans, Builders, Sloppers, Baggers, Track-Hoes, Slicers, and Runners.  These runners are the most important job at the glade. Beyond the Glade is a maze, and the runners job is to solve the maze to get out of the Glade. The runners are the only chance for survival.

Thomas is trying to find his role in the Glade. As he tries to find his job, he keeps having this feeling in his gut that he's been here before and somehow he has to be a runner. Runners usually have to be fast, strong, and smart. Which Thomas is only one of those things but his memory loss takes away his intellect. I can relate to Thomas because he just wants answers and wants to be apart of what is going on at the Glade. In my own life, I'm always trying to be included in what is going on around me so I can be a help to a cause. Thomas reminds me of myself in not just his mindset but his physical appearance. The author James Dashner describes Thomas as a tall and lanky 16 year old young man, which pretty much describes me but 17 years old not 16.   

I can't wait to finish this book and then watch the new movie in just one week! You guys should read this book! 

 

 

15 things about me

1. I sing in Choir

2. I have never been on a plane.

3. I have played baseball since I was 4 years old.

4. My favorite thing to do is to sing.

5. My favorite food is chicken. Doesn't matter if it's legs, wings, or breast. I love Chicken.

6. I have terrible stage fright, even though I am doing the Fall musical.

7. I have never left the country.

8. I used to hate reading, but now I can't stop reading books.

9. I have always loved writing, ever since I was in 3rd grade.

10. I have grown a whole foot since being in high school.

11. I am in 3 different music classes this year.

12. I have one dog named Baylor. He's an idiot.

13. I have 4 siblings, and I am the youngest.

14. I have a niece who is almost 2 years old, and a nephew who is 9 years old.

15. My favorite kind of movie is Comedy. I love Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler.