Thomas' Character

Thomas' true character is most prevalent during 2 times in The Death Cure.  One of these times is when Thomas' friend Newt who is infected with the flare (A disease that over time leads to insanity and death) gives him a note when they are running away from the captivity of the testing facility.  "You swear to me that you wont read whats inside that bloody envelope until the time is right? Newt said.  Fine I swear I wont read it until the times right " (Dashner 74).   Thomas did not read the note even when him and Newt were separated and he knew he could take a peek at it.  This shows that a very big part of Thomas' personality is that he is a man of his word and that he can be trusted.

Another time where Thomas' true character is revealed is after Newt is taken to the crank palace where all of the people infected with the flare go after they have lost control of themselves.  This place is very beat up and very unsafe and is dangerous for immunes because the infected hate  them.   Thomas and his friends hire guards and go there after they heard that Newt's condition has gotten rapidly worse.  Even when advised not to, they go into he torn up city to look for Newt.  When they find them he tells them to leave and wants nothing to do with them and Thomas, his friends and the guards are chased away by a swarm of cranks (another name for the infected).  Thomas and his friends get away into the berg (an aircraft) and fly away.  When Thomas is on the Berg he reads the note "Kill me. If you have ever been my friend, Kill me"(Dasher 196).  After reading this Thomas realized he had let Newt down and he was mad that he had not done the one thing he friend wanted.  This shows that Thomas is selfless because even after his friend had been taken away he had gone to look for him and he felt bad that he did not help his friend out.

The Beginning of The Death Cure

The Death Cure is set in a facility in an unknown location.  The time this story took place is far in the future.  In the beginning of the book the main character, Thomas is stuck in a white room in this facility with just a desk and a toilet.  He is stuck in there for about a month according to his judging of time.  He describes this room as blank, empty space that is relatively small and cramped.  He is also haunted by the smell of his own body because he has not showered for weeks.  "It was the smell that began to drive Thomas slightly mad.  Not being alone for over 3 weeks.  Not the white walls, ceiling and floor.  Not the lack of windows or the fact that they never turned off the lights.  None of that." (Dashner, 1).

One reason I picked this book was because the summary and the cover of the book make the book look very interesting.  I also wanted to read it because of the good storyline in the other 2 books The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials.  The cliffhanger in the end of the The Scorch Trials made this book almost impossible not to read and find out the end of the story and the fate of all of the characters.  I also enjoy the good sensory details and suspense this series brings to the table.  Those are the reasons I am reading this book and recommend it for others.  So think would you want to read this series of books?

Summer Reading Book Review

If you are looking for a good fiction novel with a lot of suspence then The Maze Runner is the book for you.  This book is about a group of teenagers (called gladers) who can only remember their first name and how to speak.  The main character is Thomas but he is different from the rest of the gladers but neither Thomas or the gladers know why.  They live in a wide open field called the glade. This is known as the safe area of the maze. Their objective is to escape the maze so they can find out about themselves and why they are in the maze.  However many things stop them from finding their way out such as the deadly monsters in the maze called grievers.  Also, the maze is only open in the day and it rearanges everyday.   If someone does not return by sunset then they are trapped in the maze.  Despite all of these complications there is a way out, the question is will the gladers find it in time?

This novel is very fast pace and suspenceful and is recomended for people who like action books similar to The Hunger Games.  I would rate this book 5 out of 5 stars because of its great storyline, characters, and cliff hanger that leads to the second book called The Scorch Trials.  The writing style in The Maze Runner has a lot of figuritive language and is very engaging.  The sensory details are also very descriptive and make you feel like you are in the the maze with the gladers.  This is very good trilogy as well if you want to get into a good series of books.