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Maze Runner Response by Ethan Webb

One of the three books I read for summer reading is the Maze Runner by James Dahsner.  This is a great book because you get lost inside the book. The way James Dashner describes the scenery and the way he describes all of what is happening in the book is amazing. Dashner puts the picture in perfectly in your head while your reading. He is very descriptive with all of what he says throughout the book. As a reader, I look for interesting and hooking writing. Dashner's writing hooks you straight into the beginning of a great overall book. Instead of feeling like you are just watching, this book makes you feel as if you are an unnamed character.
   Thomas, who is the main character of this book, comes up through an elevator in the ground and he only has his name to remember. He soon realizes that there are many exactly like him. Everyone is fairly weary of Thomas because he is the new guy and has to learn about his fellow Glade members. I related to this beginning part of the book because it felt a lot like being new here at Episcopal. When starting new you feel like you are alone but soon realize a bunch of other people are just like you. I could also relate because being a Freshman in high school is very different from being in eighth grade. Thomas had to learn his way among the maze and the glade just like the freshman must find their way among a giant maze...being high school.