The Maze Runner (Maze Runner Series #1) : Audiobook Review
The Maze Runner (Maze Runner Series #1) – An Audio Book Review
- The Maze Runner (Series #1)
- Author: James Dashner
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 10 hours and 50 minutes
- Unabridged
- Genre: Young adults, Thriller
Download or CD available to BUY at Amazon.
Audio book Summary:
The story centers around a young man named Thomas as he finds himself trapped in a deadly game within a labyrinth. With nothing to go on but his first name, Thomas must work with other individuals who are trapped in this maze and find out why they are there and who put them there. All they know is that once night falls the stone walls closes and opens once day breaks and that every 30th day a new boy will be sent in the maze, that is until Thomas arrives. Just a day after he arrives, a girl is sent into the maze with them, the first girl to ever be brought to the Glades.
Even more mysterious is the new arrival’s message. Thomas may hold the keys to their salvation, only if he can unlock his memories in time. Events are transpiring inside the Glade and time is running out for the inhabitants within.
One reason to listen:
The Maze Runner is a new exciting mystery novel that is a great alternative for fans of The Hunger Games or the Japanese movie Battle Royale.
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Reactions:
“The Maze Runner is a fun and entertaining read. The mysteries of the maze and the community the gladers have built is interesting and exciting to discover and just when you get comfortable with the story something develops and the next thing you know you’ve been listening for another hour or two. This is a great book but it does have some mild fighting and death in it as other reviewers have pointed out. It does describe some of the fighting/gore in detaill so I wouldn’t recommend it for children (8-13) but I think teenagers and older would enjoy it.” – Paul
“I felt this book was exciting and it kept me wanting to listen more. I did kind of feel a bit too much in the dark sometimes. I like how the author didn’t give everything away too quickly, but sometimes I felt a bit disconnected when the characters came to finally came to certain conclusions. But I enjoyed it nonetheless and really enjoyed the second book!” – Brooke
“The story is simply awesome, as other reviews said it’s all confusing at first but once you get into it you never wanna let go, the book reaches a new climax every couple of chapters and it just gets more and more exciting… The narration is more than great, there are so many different voices no two characters sound the same, Mark Deakins sure made this book one hell of an experience… I was planning on reading a few other books before buying the second (Scortch Trials) but by the end I was so excited I couldn’t wait and I’m downloading the second one right now…” – Morad
“It started out a little slow. Thomas was confused, the Gladers were confused, I was confused. A lot of questions that no one would answer — and that was a little frustrating. However, once the clues started to emerge and Thomas began getting bits and pieces of his memory back, my curiosity was on fire. I had a hard time putting my MP3 player down. I went everywhere with it, listening to the Maze Runner, hoping the mystery would reveal itself. These poor kids never got a break. That means I never got a break. And when it was all over, I was exhausted. That is the sign of a successful storyline. I immediately downloaded the Scorch Trials. I hope there’s a 3rd book soon.” – Word Nerd
“This is definitely an older young adult book, there’s quite a bit of violence, death, etc. The violence is mostly heroic though, not senseless – except in one situation where one of the bad guys commits an outright murder. It reminds me somewhat of the Animorphs books I read as a kid, they also had an incredible amount of violence, and the protagonists were even younger than in this book, but it (and this) didn’t glorify the violence at all – it was just a tragic necessity. As to the plot, it looks promising. About half way through I decided the best way to describe it was “Like Ender’s Game on a bad LSD trip.” It also has a bit of a “Lord of the Flies” feel to it however. There are a few things that are somewhat dissatisfying, but not terribly so. I did get a little frustrated by how nobody seems to want to answer any of the main character’s questions (he has to pry every scrap of information from them) – but on reflection this does strike me as how a clique-ish group of kids would act towards a newcomer. Give it a read, and if you are buying it for a kid read it through yourself first if you’re worried about the violence (also, the violence is the only thing that might not be age-appropriate).” – Jake
Score on Audible: 4.0 out of 5
Score on Amazon: 4.3 out of 5
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