So at last we have arrived at the end of the Maze Runner Trilogy and I can now breathe a sigh of relief – safe in the knowledge that Minho survived until the bitter end (and that’s really all that matters! Right?!). I found James Dashner’s narrative to be slightly patchy and dragged in some chapters. Overall though, the book remained fast-paced and entertaining yet, became tinged with a darkness that brought several moral and ethical issues into play.
Finally, the author has heeded my oh so brilliant wisdom (not really, but I like to think that he has) and given Teresa a purpose that she lacked in the previous two books, being more of a deadweight then actual help. Not only Teresa, but the remaining characters all seem to have a purpose in the final book as they come face to face with the harsh brutality of the world.
All in all, Death Cure is a brilliant ending to the Maze Runner Trilogy and it remains a depiction of the future which is not as far-fetched as humanity would like to believe.
So what did you think of the ending?
Rating: 3/5
Looks like a good book, although maybe not my type of thing. I should read more often though!
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It would not be to everyone’s taste but it’s just about finding your type of book.
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I haven’t read any of the Maze runner books but I have watched the first film.
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The movies are not as good as the books. I have actually posted a film/book review for Maze Runner 2 if you want to check it out, though there might be spoilers 😊
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Haven’t read any of this trilogy, but glad you found the ending satisfying.
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Thanks 🙂
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Death Cure provides one of the best endings for this triology though the part where Newt dies is really cruel to the readers and fans.
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I completely agree with you. Newts death was symbolising that no outcome can come to pass without sacrifice and I think that Dasher knew that this particular character who was considered the glue would hit the reader the hardest…and it sure did.
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Dashner also made it really worse with Teresa sacrificing herself for Thomas.
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I don’t think it was a sacrifice so much as a way of repenting her previous acts. Teresa was definitely one of my least favourite characters particularly, because of the fact that she didn’t seem to have much of a purpose in the first two books; only coming to life as a character in the third book.
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You’re right. She didn’t really have a purpose in the first two books,other than follow WICKED orders. I like that Teresa sacrificed herself because it’s like she redeemed herself.
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