This was a very enjoyable book full of mystery and adventure. The Maze Runner is about a boy named Thomas who wakes up in a box, scared and alone and remember anything except for his first name. When he gets out he is surrounded by other boys of different ages, in a place called the Glade which no one has ever gotten out of because it is surrounded by a large maze that changes everyday. At first Thomas has to do jobs that he hates like gardening and cleaning the slaughter house. Thomas can't remember anything but he knows he has to be a runner. Everyone thinks he's crazy because no one chooses to be a runner because people die in the maze. This is because the maze lurks with these part mechanical creatures, called grievers, that can sting