The Maze Runner by James Dashner The book succeeds at being entertaining, but not at being satisfying. It’s a “this is the way we’ve always done it” story. You know those? Some new guy comes into a group or society that lives in a closed circle. He throws a spanner in the works, breaks all the rules. The leaders try to punish him and his friends pressure him to stop, but he becomes the hero anyway. Like if White Man’s Burden was a novel. Sword of Truth did it. And it’s a plot that I’m not thrilled with. Too heavy-handed with the Jesus-savior-chosen one having to save everyone from the…