Book Recommendation Post

The Maze Runner

I highly recommend this book for anybody that likes to be kept in suspense. This book definitely deserves five stars. This book is intended for teenager primarily because every character in the book is between the ages of 12-19. 

This is a fantasy book that is about a boy, Thomas, who is sent to a mysterious place called the Glade. His memory is wiped of everything but his first name. Like Thomas, the Gladers don't know anything about why or how they were sent to the Glade. For as long as anybody can remember, every morning, large stone walls open to reveal the Maze. For just as long, every night they close. Nobody wants to be stuck in the Maze after the walls are closed. The Gladers have always been convinced that if they solved the Maze that maybe they could find their way home. Thomas just needs to unlock the secrets located deep within his mind the solve the Maze.

Another reason I recommend this book is because of Dashner's use of figurative language. Dashner says, "He was so tired, his brain felt like someone had gone in and stapled it to his skull in a dozen places. Heartburn ravaged his chest" (Dashner 76). In this quote alone Dashner uses a vivid example of a simile and an excellent example of personification.