The Maze Runner

Book • 2009 • Sci-Fi  

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The Maze Runner is a 2009 dystopian novel by American author James Dashner. It takes place in a world suffering from a coronal mass ejection and whose surviving civilians fight to avoid an apocalyptic illness called the Flare. It is written from the perspective of Thomas, a 16-year-old boy who wakes up with no memories inside an artificially produced maze.
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Beetleblades are described and show up numerous times throughout the book.
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alby presents seizure type symptoms after going through the changing
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All characters are children and, yes, many die.
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The children are taken at the end of the book by the organization that was keeping them in the maze.
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Is someone possessed?
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thomas gets sick after alby shoots ben and after going down the slide. he also threatens it many other times though and Often mentions nausea and heartburn.
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minho spits at some point
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not in the traditional sense but theres a couple self sacrifice deaths
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Galley, Ben, and Alby, who all go through the Changing, are violent towards other boys throughout the book.
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Newt said at the very start of the chapter "closest i've come to hanging it all up" which could mean that

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Most Runners suffer from PTSD from being in the Maze, especially Newt and Min Ho.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Are there fat jokes?
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yes but the LGBT is very "blink-and-you-miss-it." it might not even be canon tbh
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when teresa shows up someone yells "I got dibs!"
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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A main character is killed in the book's climax. It is devastating for the main characters.
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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ssh4rkf1ns0up
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⚠spoilers for the end⚠


The creators of the maze run over a lady infected with the Flare
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Does a plane crash?
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does someone drown?
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At the very end of the book, men enter the compound where Chuck is killed and shoot the woman controlling Galley.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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