Saturday, December 13, 2014

The Death Cure, by James Dashner

The Death Cure, by James Dashner, takes place right after the events of "The Scorch Trials", where Thomas is locked in solitary confinement for three weeks. After Thomas is released, Assistant Director Janson of WICKED, an organization dedicated to curing the Flare, admits to the Gladers that there is no cure for the Flare. However, some people are naturally immune to it. He then offers the Gladers to restore their memories. Everyone but Thomas, Minho, and Newt agree. However, they are forced into being restored also. Luckily, Brenda helps them escape in a Berg, a massive airship, before this can be done. They then fly to Denver to try to find the others and remove the implants in their brains. During this process, they meet with the Right Arm, an organization dedicated to destroying WICKED, and agree to help them.

While "The Death Cure" was very similar to the other two books, it was a disappointing finale. This book still had an interesting plot with lackluster characters like the previous books. However, the lack of answers makes this installment worse in comparison. The final book of a series should always try to explain the mysteries that are brought up as the story progresses. After reading "The Death Cure", the final book of "The Maze Runner" series, I was left more confused than before. Many questions that should have been answered in this book were still left unresolved. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the "The Maze Runner" franchise as a whole and I would recommend "The Death Cure" to those that are curious to what will happen to Thomas and Teresa in the end. However, do not expect to understand the back-story after reading this book.
Reviewed by William J., Grade 9
Montrose Library

2 comments:

Teen Speak said...

In the final chapter of the Maze Runner trilogy, Thomas and the Gladers face a new threat. The Gladers have faced Grievers and the Trials, but it's nothing compared to what WICKED has in store for them. The Flare has demolished the world and the remaining people are being taken over by a disease eating away at them from the inside. Thomas must fight against WICKED for everything he has left that he cares about and to finally unravel the truth.

The Death Cure is one of the best trilogies that I have read. I liked the way James Dashner created the characters Thomas, Minho and Newt. This story has a combination of action, adventure and comedy all intertwined together. An epic story of friendship and sacrifice with a surprising but satisfying ending. I recommend this series to all young-adult book lovers, and i hope you will enjoy this book as much as i did.

Reviewed by Ariana O., Grade 8
Glendale Central Library

Teen Speak said...

The book,"The Death Cure" by James Dashner is a very complicated follow-up to the thrilling science fiction series,"The Maze Runner" that concludes the story of the boys in the maze. The book starts off with the group in a facility after the completion of the scorch trials unsure of what will happen next. The group escapes the facility and makes way to a group of people against WICKED(The group that put them in the maze) and continue the story from there.

I would put this book very high on my reading list because of the way that it tells the story. I have always enjoyed James Dashner's writing style for it's raw and consice story telling. One of the things that was a little hard for me to understand while reading was that the way the plot is written is a little difficult to understand. Other than that I really enjoyed the book and it even almost brought me to tears at one point. I also liked the ending very much since it was very optimistic.

Reviewed by Kevin N., Grade 9
Grandview Library