tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post2646171131581897755..comments2023-12-27T03:44:03.834+01:00Comments on Presenting Lenore: Book Review: The Maze Runner by James DashnerLenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-16912485994768008542010-02-23T06:13:47.763+01:002010-02-23T06:13:47.763+01:00I just read this too, and while I felt like it wou...I just read this too, and while I felt like it would be a good stopgap for rabid fans of The Hunger Games, I couldn't get invested in this book for its own sake. Also, the girl was always just The Girl.Bibliovorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642058689885973447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-39491855120099051912010-02-15T21:13:09.176+01:002010-02-15T21:13:09.176+01:00I enjoyed this one. I'm definitely interested...I enjoyed this one. I'm definitely interested to see how it shakes out in the following novels.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965647842119649711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-67692329333619845392010-02-09T22:21:54.503+01:002010-02-09T22:21:54.503+01:00I saw this on the new arrivals shelf at my local b...I saw this on the new arrivals shelf at my local book store, and had been hoping to come across a review, so this was awesome to read! I think this is a book that would definitely appeal to both my daughter and myself, and now that I know how engrossing it is, I am going to have to snag a copy! Awesome review, I am really glad you loved this one!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-61270076071697806552010-02-08T05:35:03.876+01:002010-02-08T05:35:03.876+01:00Great review, very honest! I've been curious a...Great review, very honest! I've been curious about this one for awhile. Thanks for visiting my blog!Carrie at In the Hammock Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496016097652195216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-34154429413061015612010-02-08T02:06:28.450+01:002010-02-08T02:06:28.450+01:00This sounds really good - and I thought I was the ...This sounds really good - and I thought I was the only person on the planet to have seen CUBE! I loved that movie, even though the sequel sucked. Guess this one goes on my wish list.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315622067612799162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-28131545063905590892010-02-07T18:13:28.726+01:002010-02-07T18:13:28.726+01:00I enjoyed this book, and I guess I wasn't too ...I enjoyed this book, and I guess I wasn't too hard on the character development aspects that could have been 'more' because it was YA fiction. I didn't like that evil cliffhanger myself... would have enjoyed the book if it ended a page or 2 before then... and I still would have clamored for the next book! I look forward to reading it!Suzanne Yesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340451897624838384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-83632442894088100202010-02-07T15:35:49.677+01:002010-02-07T15:35:49.677+01:00Jenny - LOL!
Ali - You make a great point. Not e...Jenny - LOL!<br /><br />Ali - You make a great point. Not everyone wants to cry. Especially not tween/teen boys I suppose!Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-77284412984870128162010-02-07T06:40:29.552+01:002010-02-07T06:40:29.552+01:00We really enjoyed reading this as a family this fa...We really enjoyed reading this as a family this fall (and I <i>still</i> haven't reviewed it. Bad, bad, Ali). Didn't love the ending. <br /><br />I actually liked that we weren't so emotionally impacted by the deaths, since I was reading it aloud and I hate when read-alouds make me cry. To me, the point of the deaths was more to give motivation to the main character's actions, than for an emotional punch for the reader, if that makes sense. (But, if I'd been reading it on my own I probably would have said the same thing you and Amy did.)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-70438020706636736462010-02-07T05:09:46.531+01:002010-02-07T05:09:46.531+01:00Excellent review! I'm still dying to read Maze...Excellent review! I'm still dying to read Maze Runner, but will wait until it is in paperback. I prefer hard back books with characters whom emotionally move me. :-)April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-72804689641650950082010-02-07T04:51:36.958+01:002010-02-07T04:51:36.958+01:00Reminds me of Hunger Games. I'd love to read i...Reminds me of Hunger Games. I'd love to read it sometime; I've realized that I quite like dystopian fiction.Hazrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441208944580008891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-81670006286355223752010-02-07T03:45:12.223+01:002010-02-07T03:45:12.223+01:00Sounds interesting. You've got a great blog......Sounds interesting. You've got a great blog...am a follower now.Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-16267229430205121582010-02-07T02:06:33.865+01:002010-02-07T02:06:33.865+01:00Carl read this and felt much the same way you did....Carl read this and felt much the same way you did. He didn't hate it but didn't find himself totally engrossed in it either.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-61306836104170921122010-02-07T00:48:21.408+01:002010-02-07T00:48:21.408+01:00It was quite a cliffhanger wasn't it?!It was quite a cliffhanger wasn't it?!Shehttp://www.historyofshe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-90719172300213238752010-02-06T23:48:53.818+01:002010-02-06T23:48:53.818+01:00I went to the library today to get this book - eve...I went to the library today to get this book - even if it's not great, I've heard enough good things about it to make me want to read it - and some little kid got to the bookshelf two seconds before me and took it! Huh. Should've bullied her into giving it to me - eleven-year-olds scare easy. :PJennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-18018264794653992072010-02-06T23:29:26.291+01:002010-02-06T23:29:26.291+01:00Evil, EVIL cliffhanger. The boys getting along so ...Evil, EVIL cliffhanger. The boys getting along so well I found...odd. But my overall reaction was "like" and "OMG GIVE ME BOOK 2 NOW!!"Rhiannon Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611927348379723038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-49076946066006359242010-02-06T21:57:32.154+01:002010-02-06T21:57:32.154+01:00Amy - Joanne thinks it's worth watching! (So ...Amy - Joanne thinks it's worth watching! (So do I, despite the bad acting)<br /><br />Joanne - I've seen Cube 2: Hypercube, but never the 3rd one.Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-8807043024956273362010-02-06T21:49:26.709+01:002010-02-06T21:49:26.709+01:00Great review! Definitely gonna check this one out....Great review! Definitely gonna check this one out. And now I want to re-watch Cube - it's one of my fave sci-fi movies (the sequels aren't bad either)Joanne ♦ The Book Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369534827454703222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-8293048767378326582010-02-06T20:43:51.673+01:002010-02-06T20:43:51.673+01:00Thanks for the review- sounds like a good page tur...Thanks for the review- sounds like a good page turner, if not one for hte character-development crowd! :-)Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-52608645220563404502010-02-06T20:19:49.708+01:002010-02-06T20:19:49.708+01:00great review! (and not just because you quoted me...great review! (and not just because you quoted me)<br />Is CUBE worth watching? Never heard of it.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-2514100040821288952010-02-06T20:04:53.406+01:002010-02-06T20:04:53.406+01:00Great review, and I agree with your view of the bo...Great review, and I agree with your view of the book! It was entertaining and really suspenful, but I wasn't moved either.kay - Infinite Shelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227285073921171393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-40504107731894536562010-02-06T18:59:20.627+01:002010-02-06T18:59:20.627+01:00I just bought this one! I'm picking it up toni...I just bought this one! I'm picking it up tonight. I'm excited about it. I have high hopes. I am hoping I'm not going to be let down. We shall see. Love your review!MARY IN SCOTLAND https://www.blogger.com/profile/04390613561715464322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-31018260276833017412010-02-06T18:36:23.746+01:002010-02-06T18:36:23.746+01:00I definitely agree with your review - it was suspe...I definitely agree with your review - it was suspenseful, but I wasn't very emotionally involved with the story. Can't wait for the next one though!S. Krishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268527069548216054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-36901178182875464182010-02-06T18:04:13.773+01:002010-02-06T18:04:13.773+01:00I have it here .... waiting, waiting to be read.I have it here .... waiting, waiting to be read.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-19603231796409138622010-02-06T17:56:46.153+01:002010-02-06T17:56:46.153+01:00There were things about this book that annoyed me ...There were things about this book that annoyed me (like the slang words), but the plot was good enough that I'll be picking up the sequel. It really was a good read.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-38966242447474951452010-02-06T17:35:53.879+01:002010-02-06T17:35:53.879+01:00I have this one, and read the first chapter. That ...I have this one, and read the first chapter. That first chapter really did not draw me in. <br /><br />But if everyone says it's good, maybe I should pick it back up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.com