Devi Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 I finished the second book last night, now onto the third and last one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I finished the second book last night, now onto the third and last one! Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I hope you both enjoy it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I'm up to the third book as well (chapter 21). It's going slowly because I haven't had much for reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Chapter 59, reading it today and hoping to finish today, if not tomorrow. I only have some 15 Chapters or so left. I think that will go quickly once I get back into the rhythm of the book. Anyway, found this on Amazon, thought you all'd think it amusing: A Letter from James Dashner: Top Ten Things I’d Want During the Apocalypse10. Very, very strong sunglasses. 9. Lots of plastic to wrap around my house. 8. A stranger taken in who happens to be the smartest, ablest doctor in a thousand years. 7. A server containing every show that’s ever been on HBO and a nice entertainment system on which to watch it all. 6. An e-reader loaded with 5,000 books. 5. A generator and a gas refinery next door to provide fuel so I can watch all those shows and charge my e-reader. 4. Deodorant that smells like a rotting dead body so zombies think I’m just one of them. 3. Lifetime supplies in my basement of the following: hot dogs, Almond Joys, potato chips, and Mountain Dew. 2. A cloaking device to hide my house from the tyrannical, evil, bloodthirsty government that will inevitably spring up. 1. Oh, and my wife and kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 that's great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I finished The Death Cure this morning. I was going to continue on with The Kill Order because I would feel like I had left the series 'incomplete' if I didn't read it, but honestly, I just can't be bothered with it. The first three books were enjoyable page-turners, but I had sooo many problems with the series and the writing that I want to move on to other things now rather than slog through the last book. After reading Gaia's review and other reviews on Goodreads, I can tell that I won't enjoy it, so I'll be ending the series here. (And after all, the last book is the prequel, so I'll just pretend it doesn't exist. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I'm glad you liked the first three books, though it's a shame you had many problems with the series. Anything you haven't mentioned already? I'm still happy to tell you what happens in The Kill Order if you want to know, but I totally understand if you're done with the series. I hope your next reads will be more enjoyable . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 I don't even know if I want to finish The Death Cure at this point. I'm almost halfway through. Will post my thoughts soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I don't even know if I want to finish The Death Cure at this point. I'm almost halfway through. Will post my thoughts soon. I got about 1/2 way and hit a stall as well but ended up finishing it. It's not a bad ending, if you want to hang with it. I mean, it gives you a sense of closure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 I've posted some thoughts on the series so far in my thread: http://www.bookclubforum.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/11045-devis-mount-tbr-list-2014/?p=411777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I finished The Maze Runner, but I wasn't that impressed with it. I'm not a huge fan of Young Adult fiction, but I found this one very poorly written, and the characters were one-dimensional. I did a fair amount of skimming towards the end, and the premise just seems so far fetched and silly. Needless to say, I won't be reading the sequels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Awww, I'm sorry to hear you didn't like it so much . I hope your next read will be more enjoyable . P.S. Yay minion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I finished The Maze Runner, but I wasn't that impressed with it. I'm not a huge fan of Young Adult fiction, but I found this one very poorly written, and the characters were one-dimensional. I did a fair amount of skimming towards the end, and the premise just seems so far fetched and silly. Needless to say, I won't be reading the sequels. It's so funny, you and I read some of the same books, but end up with different opinions of them- ever noticed that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 My last thoughts on the series as a whole... http://www.bookclubforum.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/11045-devis-mount-tbr-list-2014/?p=412779 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Speaking of Newt in The Death Cure: I'm sorry but I thought his death scene pretty annoying. I liked Newt but the whole thing was so drawn out. How many times did he have to beg Thomas to kill him before Thomas finally did it? I was just thinking 'geez, get it over with already!' Not very sympathetic, am I? Bobblybear, it's just as well you stopped reading. I'm certain that your opinion wouldn't have changed over the next couple of books. I kind of wish I had stopped at the first book, but my curiosity got the better of me. Definitely the most disappointing books I've read in quite a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Speaking of Newt in The Death Cure: I'm sorry but I thought his death scene pretty annoying. I liked Newt but the whole thing was so drawn out. How many times did he have to beg Thomas to kill him before Thomas finally did it? I was just thinking 'geez, get it over with already!' Not very sympathetic, am I? Bobblybear, it's just as well you stopped reading. I'm certain that your opinion wouldn't have changed over the next couple of books. I kind of wish I had stopped at the first book, but my curiosity got the better of me. Definitely the most disappointing books I've read in quite a while. Aww! I'm sorry you felt that way! I think I should've stopped at the end of The Scorch Trials, but I had to find out what happened in the last book. I gave up before I read the prequel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I finished The Maze Runner the other day and moved straight onto The Scorch trials, which I am maybe about a third of the way through now. I am enjoying them fine, quite fast moving and easy reading; I have had the feeling that they would have been as well being one book rather than split into two, though. I bought the trilogy from The Book People, and had been wondering whether to buy the prequel to make the full set, but probably won't bother based on other comments on the thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I'm glad you enjoyed The Maze Runner and I hope you enjoy the other two books too . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Heck. The first two books made into one would of been awesome. That's all it really needed. To me, it felt like James was rushed and forced with the third. Apparently I was just a couple of chapters away from newt before I stopped... ... Dare I say... Looks like I dodged a bullet! thank you thank you, here all day... *walks off stage* Edited December 12, 2014 by Devi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Heck. The first two books made into one would of been awesome. That's all it really needed. To me, it felt like James was rushed and forced with the third. Apparently I was just a couple of chapters away from newt before I stopped... ... Dare I say... Looks like I dodged a bullet! thank you thank you, here all day... *walks off stage* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Bobblybear, it's just as well you stopped reading. I'm certain that your opinion wouldn't have changed over the next couple of books. I kind of wish I had stopped at the first book, but my curiosity got the better of me. Definitely the most disappointing books I've read in quite a while. It received so much praise and positive reviews that I assumed I would enjoy it. The plot sounded quite interesting too, but it just came across and dull and poorly written. Nevermind, I have plenty of other books on my TBR pile to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I was just looking up this trilogy on Wikipedia to remind myself of the plot of the third book (I've forgotten it already!) and I noticed that James Dashner is bringing out another prequel in 2016, to be called The Fever Code. It looks like it will be about the rest of the Gladers and their time there before Thomas arrived. Needless to say, I have no interest in reading it. What about you, Athena? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I'm definitely gonna read it. His writing is terrible but I love the actual story of the first book and would love to at least find out conceptually what happened, even if I can't enjoy the prose it's told in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I was just looking up this trilogy on Wikipedia to remind myself of the plot of the third book (I've forgotten it already!) and I noticed that James Dashner is bringing out another prequel in 2016, to be called The Fever Code. It looks like it will be about the rest of the Gladers and their time there before Thomas arrived. Needless to say, I have no interest in reading it. What about you, Athena? I didn't know there was going to be a new book, so thanks for that, Kylie . I didn't really like the first prequel a lot but I did like the trilogy, so I might read this book. I don't think I'll be pre-ordering it as I'd rather read some reviews around the internet first to see what people think and what the book is like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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