This book often features of dystopian etc lists and I have had it on my 'to read' radar for awhile. 
 The Maze Runner is sort of an odd mix of Hunger Games and Lord of the Flies but the writing is nowhere near as good as either of those books. In fact I found the writing style to be quite simple and not particularly evocative, with a rather annoying smattering of made up slang words. 
 The premise is interesting - a group of ragtag kids thrown together by forces unknown, living inside a deadly maze where the walls move every night and killing machines lurk around every corner. Sadly the characterisations are a bit flat, the constant withholding of information (for at least half the book)is just plain irritating and the memory wipe plot device fails to deliver any suspense. I am not even going to mention the (view spoiler)[ telepathy....really? ugh (hide spoiler)] 
 I suspect the book might appeal to younger male readers but I just didn't find the writing or the plot sophisticated enough for my own tastes. I also realise that sounds incredibly snobby but really the ideas of this book had so much potential but IMO it just failed to deliver. Although the action picks up towards the end of the book, by that point I was more interested in finishing the book rather than finding out what happens. I won't be reading book 2.