Read These Fall Books Before the Movies Come Out
Because book lovers know the real joy of seeing
a movie is....having read the novel or memoir first.
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The Maze Runner
By James Dashner
375 pages;
Delacorte Press
Like
Divergent
and
The Hunger Games trilogy,
The Maze Runner is a YA dystopian novel about life in
a world that's part
1984
and part
Lord of the Flies. Thomas, a teenager, wakes
up to find himself in a manmade labyrinth society where boys survive on what
they can grow, find or steal. The September movie is sure to be a non-stop
adrenaline rush, but read the book for that rare and oh-so-satisfying pleasure
of being able to tear though 375 pages in one night. Think of it as popcorn for
your imagination.
— Leigh Newman
Published 08/28/2014