Much to my delight, I discovered that a film is coming about about The Maze Runner not long after I finished reading the book. For the first several chapters, I was absolutely lost, but not necessarily in a bad way. I felt very much like I was in Thomas' shoes, overwhelmed and bewildered by the language and environment around him. While Dashner's brash writing style is not my favorite, his story fully captured my attention. I sensed a lot of influence from Lord of the Flies.