Unlocking Books discussion

The Maze Runner has been compared to the Hunger Games and has been called "ground-breaking" and "gripping". The POV is from a teenage boy rather than a girl so its different than most YA fiction (different audiences, different voice, etc.).

Thoughts?

At first I was suprised by how much passive voice there was in the story, but after a few pages, I didn't notice it so much.

The story is pretty brutal on these boys (and girl) and it keeps the reader wondering.

I'm onto Scorch Trials and I'm still undecided as to what I think of the story as a whole yet.

Some of the things that they encounter are just plain gross. I think more so in the Scorch Trials than in the Maze Runner.

"Hello noses!" *shudders*

One thing that is impressive to me is that there is no bad language. So other than the creepy factor, there isn't anything that would make this innapropriate for everyone.

I know this is a dystopian, but it's close to a horror novel for me. (at least in book 2)

what did you think?

I haven't read the second book yet, but I liked the plot very much. The author did an excellent job of presenting a mystery that I couldn't wait to solve.

The passive voice and the telling got to me in this story. I was reading it as an audiobook, and I remember rolling my eyes a lot.

The other thing that bothered me was the way that the MC (wasn't his name Thomas) stepped in and solved the mystery. That just seemed to convenient.

But on the other hand, I really think this author has so much potential. I'm hoping he grows and develops his craft because I'm looking forward to what he comes up with next.