Anyway I've decided to read The Maze Runner by James Dashner after hearing so much about it from friends, and also after being a hypocrite and going to see the movie before reading the book (yea...how could you Grace). But I have to say the movie was pretty impressive, so I'm only hoping that the book will be even better. The blog post I'm writing this week is going to be on the author, James Dashner, since I haven't gotten very far in the book yet.
James Dashner grew up in Georgia, but now lives in the Rocky Mountains with his family. He's been a full time writer for several years. In his free time, James likes to read (of course), watch movies, TV shows, and snow ski (probably because he lives in the mountains). His passion for writing started as a young boy. He loved to read everything and the idea of telling stories for a living seemed amazing.The Maze Runner was inspired by two books: Ender's Game (which is a pretty amazing book. I recommend it) and The Lord of the Flies. The Maze Runner is also James' most widely-distributed book, a New York Times bestseller. It's part of a trilogy along with The Scorch Trials and The Death Cure. They're just another young adult science fiction series. Wikipedia described them as post-apocalyptic novels. There's a million of those books everywhere. But I do enjoy scifi, it's entertaining. They get the reader to imagine. I just hope this one stands out from the others.
While I was researching, I actually stumbled upon Dashner's blog where he talked about how he got to be the writer he is today. Click here to read his first post.
Also, I wanted to add the trailer to The Maze Runner, since I liked it so much. Definitely go watch it:) But you should read the book first, which I didn't. Actually, most of you have probably already read and seen The Maze Runner. But whatever...ok...byebye
I loved reading your blog! I like how you found the authors blog, I will have to make sure and read that! I also like how you added the movie trailer, I really want to see this movie!
ReplyDeleteOh, hello Grace. I found your blog post to be very interesting. James Dashner has a blog? I didn't know that! I can relate to have already seen the movie without reading the book. *gross cries of shame* I wanna read it.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it's super cool to know what The Maze Runner was actually based off of!