Posted on August 8, 2012 with 104 notes
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1. Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
2. Until It's Gone
3. Round and Round
4. VCR
5. Monster
- It has some of the most interesting characters. You are going to be introduced to some of the most relatable, less stereotypical, wittiest characters you will ever come across. The sense of humor in this book, together with the relationships between characters, doesn’t seem calculated to affect you in a certain way, and will always cause different impressions in different people because of that. Regardless how will you react, I can guarantee it will be a positive response.
- Smart and well developed plot. Dystopian stories seem to be in season, but what you will find in this trilogy is a writing strategy rarely ever seen in young-adult books. James bets on keeping as much things as he can a secret and, instead of have you annoyed, this will only keep you curious about the world’s situation in the novels! You will be faced with the situation of around fifty guys trapped in a maze, unable to find a way out, with no memories from their previous lives and with no idea as to why they were locked up there. And that will have your eyes glued to the pages. As you advance in the books, you will figure that different from many novels of the same genre, you can’t really blame the government for the disasters at first, and the damage caused by the multiple factors was enough to completely comminute their society in ways that could never be repaired. Fact is, like most of the similar books, the citizens of modern world have long ago lost their freedom, though it was not to an oppressive administration. The motives to such disruption in the community is one of the aspects that will keep you reading until the end, eager to figure out what they were.
- Young - but not annoying! - love. We all can agree that any young adult book that does not have a bit of romance does not appeal to the readers. What you will see, chapter after chapter, is the progress of a relationship between two of the main characters that is far from be that cheesy, previsible thing we are so used to. It still scares me how innocent, yet similar to reality, is the way they grow together as time goes on, without making the love story the main aspect of the books. The best thing about the way Dashner writes his novels is that it still pleases both groups, the ones that love romantism, and the ones that are going to read the books for the plot.
- Lots of action! Though The Maze Runner is often compared to The Hunger Games, here is where things are different. The violence is much more graphic in it, and even when the characters are not fighting, you will often be sitting at the edge of your sit, thrilled - or devastated - by the turn out of events. James Dashner is a genious when it comes to impact his readers, keep them curious and - especially - make them cry. But don’t get fooled by the promise that you’ll need a bucket for your tears, you will often be laughing out loud too, because the author manages to keep all the action scenes entertaining, even if sad.
- A world of pure imagination. We are all sick and tired of reading books that could have been great, but were ruined by the author’s writing strategies. With James Dashner, I can assure you that won’t happen. He seems to know very well what he is doing and, most importantly, he does leave some things to imagination! If you, like me, are one of the readers that like to create a mental image to everything and everyone, you will be pleased by the descriptions offered in these books, that are enough to give you a general idea, yet keep you free to give the story your own details.
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