This review lacks a clever title, a critical assessment, and the big question

By Cesar M.

Thomas is a boy who goes into a coma and wakes up in a metal box with no memory of who he is. He only remembers his name. Doors open overhead revealing a place of young boys all living on a type of farm surrounded by very high walls. The place is called the Glade. Outside the Glade, beyond the walls is a massive Maze populated with monsters, known as Grievers. Every month a new boy is sent to the Glade. Each week supplies come up through the elevator that Thomas rides.

Thomas learns that in the Maze outside are monsters known as Grievers. If a Griever stings you, you will go through a process known as the Changing, which is quite traumatic. Thomas meets the leader of the Glade, Alby, and his second in command, Newt. There is also Chuck who becomes his friend. Gally emerges as a rival who is suspicious of Thomas. Minho is the leader of the Runners, the Gladers who go out into the Maze in an attempt to map it and find a way out.

The day after Thomas arrives a girl is sent up into the Glade, the first ever. Her name is Teresa. Teresa tells everyone that everything is about to change. She then succumbs to a coma. She will be the last one sent to the Glade. Thomas feels a connection to her, as if he knows her. He becomes inspired with her.