The Maze Runner

Well... First off let me start by saying.. Wow. What a crazy book. Overall it was a great, interestingly crazy and weird book.  Dashner's over use of words threw me off for the first maybe 15 chapters. After I got passed his excessive over explanatory uneventful parts, emotions, and feelings it was a little easier to read. Around chapter 16 it became exciting to read.
This book was recommended to The Hunger Games (THG) readers. I can kind of see the relation to it, but it is not even close to being written as well as THG. With THG I woke up thinking about reading the books, had dreams about it, looked for reasons to sit down and read them. I had to kind of talk myself into reading this book, but once I started I could sit and read for hours. Though if I got distracted by something or someone, it took me a while to get back into reading it.
I am glad I read this as a group though. I would have discarded it before reaching chapter 10. Ha ha.

So, overall I give this book 3.75 stars due to the crappy start. :o)

Here are some discussion questions we will be going over on Thursdays group meeting:

In General

1. What did everyone think?  Rate it on a scale of 1-5.

2. Did you like the book?  If so, why?

3. If you didn't like the book, what were your reasons? 

The Characters

1. Were you able to identify with any of the characters?  

2. What stood out about each character?

3. Who was your favorite character?

4. Who was your least favorite character?

The Scenes

1.What was your favorite part in the book?

2.What was your least favorite part?

Comparison

1. How did this book compare to the other books we've read?

2. Would you read other books like this one?