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Crank Palace

My 76th and final read of the 2023 was Crank Palace by James Dashner, a novella from the #MazeRunner series.

My 76th and final read of the year was Crank Palace by James Dashner, a novella from the Maze Runner series. Potential spoilers for the end of the Maze Runner books/ films below. A brief summary The novel is set during The Death Cure, when Newt leaves the others for Crank Palace once he discovers he’s not immune to the Flare like them. It follows the part of the story we never got in the…

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11/29/23 Open 6-9p. No open containers, please.

Navigating the maze of holiday events can be quite trying. Squeezing in office parties, family gatherings, social events, shopping, travel, & shelter alongside day-to-day survival can feel like one challenge after another. Don't forget to pay tribute to yourself.

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James Dashner’s The Maze Cutter takes place 73 years after the end of The Maze Runner series. The descendants of the Gladers are living in peace on their island when a visitor from the outside world crashes upon their shores. The visitor brings a small group of descendants to main land in hopes that they can help provide a cure for the Flare once and for all. If only it were that easy. The Flare has mutated and there now multiple variants floating around. The former United States is split into factions. No one can be trusted. While I enjoyed revisiting this world, it resonated very differently this time. It’s not because this is a new book and new series. It’s because after having lived through a real pandemic and seeing the effects of climate change happen in real time, it’s scary reading a dystopian post-apocalyptic novel set in a world where the apocalypse was caused a pandemic and natural disaster caused by climate change. It’s scary to think that this future is entirely possible with the way things are going. Despite the way the book mirrors real life, it’s still a faced-paced thrilling adventure with a fantastic cast of characters. I can’t to read the next book in the series! 🚢🦠🩸💉 #themazecutter #jamesdashner #gladers #thegodhead #remenentnation #theorphan #oldmanfrypan #dystopian #scifi #ya #bookstagram #bookstagrammer https://www.instagram.com/p/CoBN_irLKV3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[noahkirschtein]

In honor of jdash confirming newt is gay

it's been 3 years since the tweet(s) and i still have a lot to say. the discourse surrounding it has long since calmed down, but to this day some people's responses bother me immensely and i wanna get a few things off my chest.

"it undermines his friendships"

um.. no ? i can't believe people still have this weird mindset. straight people can have friends of the opposite gender, gay people can have friends of the same gender. bi people ?? pan people ?? they can have friends. (don't even get me started on the weird spot nb people land in with this weird friend mindset some homophobes have).

if you never saw newt's relationship with thomas/minho (or even alby) as anything other than platonic before, then newt being gay literally changes nothing.

"he did it as fanservice"

no. if it was fanserice he would've pandered more to the ships; newtmas being the most popular but thomas was not mentioned. if it was fanservice and for any personal gain he would've hinted at other characters also potentially being queer. if it was fanservice he probably would've at least confirmed newt was into thomas; but he didn't. cause it wasn't about any romance, it was about newt and a part of his character.

the crank palace would've been the perfect opportunity to pander more to shippers if that's what he was doing, but there were no explicitly hinted romantic feelings there either. (there were certainly ways to read certain parts of this book as queer, but i won't get into that in this post.)

"he was forced"

yes and no.. the final push to him confirming newt's sexuality was because someone criticized him for donating the proceeds from the crank palace to lgbtq+ (and BLM) charities. however, the way his tweets were phrased leads me to believe what he says. he voices his apprehension to confirm something so long after the work was released in fear of it coming across as insincere. (*cough* jkr *cough*). he also mentioned in this same 2-part tweet that his upcoming series (at the time) would feature lgbtq+ characters much more prominently and explicitly (no plausible deniability).

tldr for this point: it was someone criticizing him that finally made it happen, but i do believe he genuinely stands for what he said. he'd gone through a lot of personal development during the 11 years between the first book's release and the tweets, i don't doubt that for a second.

"there were no hints in the books"

this is a hard one to talk about without outing myself as a newtmas shipper, but i have a few things to say.

james did not intentionally write newt as a queer character. if you read through the books and didn't pick up any queer subtext/undertones, then that was how he, at the time of writing, intended it. however . does this mean there was nothing there ? how come a huge part of the fandom read him as queer then ? it's all up to reader interpretation whether certain subtext is or isn't present in the work they're consuming.

link to the part 1 that i never see people acknowledge when discussing the "announcement": https://x.com/jamesdashner/status/1336775453755895809?s=20

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A ordem cronológica dos livros "Maze Runner"

Embarque na aventura eletrizante de “Maze Runner”. Confira a ordem cronológica dos livros, e descubra os segredos do labirinto e junte-se a Thomas na luta pela sobrevivência. #MazeRunner #JamesDashner #Aventura

“Maze Runner” é uma aventura eletrizante que vai te prender do começo ao fim. Imagine acordar em um labirinto misterioso sem nenhuma lembrança de quem você é. Isso é exatamente o que acontece com Thomas, o protagonista da série. Junto com outros ‘Gladers’, Thomas precisa desvendar os segredos do labirinto em constante mudança e lutar pela sobrevivência contra criaturas assustadoras chamadas…

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My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

oh my god I've thought you and chocolatefcker were 2 different people for more than a year im losing my mind rn LSHSK im sorry for the misunderstanding btw

Oh don’t worry at all ❤️. halfway thru spring I think I realized ppl prob wouldn’t be able to tell that I’m the same person and only then did I write in my bio that my main’s chocolatkfer

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JINX HAS FAINT ABS SEND POST

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#3

OK!!! So you know how originally everyone thought that Mike betrayed Spamton? However when this tweet happened it became clear that Mike is someone Spamton doesn’t want the ‘Cathode Crew’ to find about?

THIS ENTIRELY PUTS THE BIG SHOT LYRICS INTO A NEW LIGHT

See the full post

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#2

Oh my god (sorry for deltarune posting so much buttt) I just realized that this

Is probably just his spam messages that he used the send Noelle? Not actually dess? I’m not 100% sure. On the other hand maybe it IS dess and he got connected to her by trying the send the spam messages? Honestly now we just know that this happens NOT because of the entity on the phone, but because of spamtons connections with Noelle

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My #1 post of 2022

NOPE SPOILERS BELOW!!

I watched Nope a while ago with friends and can’t get it out of my mind. The movie rich in themes and has much to offer, but one of my (and prob most ppls) favorite things to analyze would of course be Jean Jacket herself. (warning: this is really fucking long)

One of my fav types of characters/plot lines/objects etc are ones that distinctly can be viewed and analyzed in more than one way. A popular example would…. Lmao flowey the flower in undertale (but this ain’t about him rn). The characters in Nope state multiple times that Jean Jacket is a predator/animal and has the instincts of one. This is further held up by the Gordy parallel. But Jean Jacket can also be understood as the camera, as the all-seeing and consuming eye of Hollywood and audiences. By looking at Jean Jacket in these two ways, then adding the analyses together, we come to interesting conclusions about the camera as a predator.

Jean Jacket as the territorial and predatory animal

I’m sure everyone came away with this idea in mind after watching the movie. I mean legit it’s stated directly in the movie.

The Gordy incident is very similar to the JJ plot, however it’s a very simplified version. During the flashbacks we never see Gordy when he’s not on a rampage - he never look him in the eyes when he’s just a trained animal. This ties into the ‘don’t look into it’s eyes’ concept, but also it ties into respect and acknowledgement. It’s not that we don’t look into his eyes before the incident, it’s that we don’t see him at ALL even though he technically was supposed to be in the frame of the camera. (This will come back later.) Only after the incident the monkey, the actual monkey, is acknowledged. Here the animal is much more a force of nature than truly predatory or territorial - the set wasn’t really his territory, he didn’t eat any of the actors etc - something just set him off and he started attacking. It’s unexpected and unexplainable to the victims.

The coworker of Jupe’s tries to run, but his behaviour is interesting. First of all in trying to defend yourself from monkeys facing directly towards them and yelling probably won’t deescalate the situation. Again, the nature of the animal wasn’t thought of before shooting. But on a thematic it’s interesting that he talks to Gordy like he’s talking to another human. HIS NATURE ISN’T ACKNOWLEDGED. Trying to push nature, animals, anything that can’t (or even those that can) be tamed into the spotlight and twisting it into a spectacle will lead to your downfall.

The standing upright shoe accents Jupe’s experience. A bad miracle. He HAS felt the consequences of Hollywood in his being forgotten, his trauma being twisted, but he’s always had something worse to compare it to in the back of his mind. He hasn’t actually felt the animalistic, the gore-y consequences (he wasn't actually attacked remember?). He knows his behavior can bite him in the ass at some point, but he doesn’t truly think it a possibility. He was always waiting for the "other shoe to drop", but the bad miracle itself made him feel above it. Gordy coming up to him under the table and not attacking was a bad miracle, one that put into his head the idea that he would be ok. He himself was never noticed or acknowledged properly and here he is, being acknowledged by Gordy. Being spared by him. He (while probably not consciously) feels special.

Now into the territorial behaviour of not JJ, but the other humans. Here the key comparison is Jupe VS OJ. And a little bit of Em.

Jupe is the prime example. He’s new to the area, but claims it as his own. He’s not truly a cowboy, but makes money off of it. When his plastic horse statue was stolen, he sent his children (first of all wtf) as a threat to OJ (this threatening behaviour come back in JJ). Then we have OJ. He’s also (in a sense) territorial, but it’s never shown to be a negative thing to others; Em only worries about HIM not surviving by staying at the ranch. He never threatens anyone. He simply is keeping their family's legacy safe. He’s simply taking care of his horses. He is the actual cowboy, not Jupe.

Em is only is connected to the animal theme by her ‘never being looked in the eye’ by her father. Instead of it being connected to a negative trait however, it’s connected to her struggle for acknowledgment (something that’s tied into her taking her horse Jean Jacket). (All of these traits and comparisons come back later).

Now of course onto the behaviour of Jean Jacket. She absolutely is just a wild animal. Like that’s one of the hugest points of the movie. She hid in that cloud, not wanting to be seen, like every other predator. She was “trained” by Jupe to expect food there. When she ate the fake horse, she went there early. Now if she went for 1) revenge or 2) just because she was hungry is not knowable. If the former was true (she was mad about the fake horse) then the siblings are veryyy responsible for the Star Lasso event. That doesn’t truly fit into the themes of the work, so it’s most likely the latter. Jupe made himself be known as a source for food, and then he + others became... the SOURCE for food (lmao). Animals are unknowable. You can’t control their behavior even when you think you have them tamed. Another aspect of Jean Jacket’s behavior is the fact she views the area as her territory. AND she doesn’t view the siblings as food… but why? It’s cuz she views them as a threat to her territory. Someone had posted (if u can find their post pls send it so I can credit this idea properly) that JJ’s behavior at the end of the film was similar to performative behavior of predatory animals protecting their territory. Thus her bowel movement after the Star Lasso event was similar to how predators mark their territory- thru excrement/urine.

Overall the comparisons between Gordy and Jean Jacket showcase the impossibility of taming forces of nature and the consequences of believing yourself powerful and special enough to do so. You get eaten.

JEAN JACKET AS THE PREDATORY CAMERA

NOW!! The second part of the analysis is more symbolic. JEAN JACKET LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE AN EYE. The alien merch and costumes look like the cameras from the Gordy set. When you put the implications from the predatory behaviour together with the fact that JJ is Hollywood it get real interesting.

Jupe for years has tried to make himself more and more marketable (more...digestible haha) to the public. It’s borne from his trauma and due to the system he’s in. He tries to “fist bump”, to feed this terrible force that’s only taken from him - the camera, the audience. On the other hand he’s been taking and taking from siblings, just like how the system, how Hollywood has slowly been taking their livelihood away, showcasing just how much he's become like the industry . The audience as an animal reacts negatively to being seen. Life is performance, and eyes have been watching from the clouds for forever. Their father was literally tokenized!!

Spectacle is a force hard to reason with. Hollywood is hard to tame. The only way to defeat it is to let in consume it’s own bloated deeds (Jupe’s huge ass balloon). But instead of letting their experience be forgotten, for the repressed trauma from it to dictate the rest of their lives (Jupe) OR instead of trying to capture it for their own selfish needs (the director), they have just one picture… to prove that it happened.

OJ and Emerald have been through so much. They have been forgotten as has what’s been done to them. This photographic proof serves as an acknowledgment of their suffering and bravery.

This is the reason why Gordy and JJ reacting negatively throughout the movie to being filmed isn’t brought up here. It’s a theme that respecting nature is vital. But here JJ isn’t just a misunderstood animal. JJ as the camera has done harm to the siblings similar to how Hollywood has, and Jupe has. It must be acknowledged.

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Hey Greenie Pt. Three

Hey Everyone, Sorry this is so late. I feel like such a horrible person for promising this way earlier and not finishing it until now. My life has been really crazy the last year. I also just started college, which has taken over my life. I’m going to try to post more on the weekends, if not then, during my breaks. You are all amazing! Thank you so much for all of your support! Hope you enjoy! Also I am planning a part four. Which I will try to have done by the end of the week.  

If there are any mistakes or grammar issues, please let me know. I didn’t get a chance to proofread. Sorry in advance!

"Gally?”

Newt, who was standing next to me, looked down at me with a sad gaze. He wrapped his arm around me and led me back to the truck helping me climb into the back.

The rest soon climbed back in as Jorge started driving again. My lips twisted into a frown as my mind raced around in circles thinking of multiple possibilities. Could he still be alive? No, I watched him die in my arms as they took me away. Why do I feel like I'm going to see him again? Am I gonna die today?

Nervous butterflies assaulted my stomach as we got closer to the crank town. Jorge soon parked just outside of the town, as we all climbed out walking into the town. I stayed lost in thought walking beside Thomas, before Jorge pushed past me bringing me out of my thoughts. 

Newt placed his hand on my shoulder as we continued following Thomas. As we continued trying to find a way in, a man’s voice was heard above the noise. Stopping we all turned around to see the man sitting on top of a vehicle speaking trough a radio speaker. “We are the voice of the voiceless! They hide behind their walls, thinking they can keep the cure for themselves, while they watch the rest of us wither and rot! But there are more of us than there are of them. And I say, we rise up and take back what is ours! Let's bring back a victory!” The crowd around us cheered, beginning to follow the vehicles.

As the leading car passed us, an electrical feeling surged through my body. Looking to the back of the car, I noticed one of the guys turn his head looking at our group, before I felt his gaze stop on me. The electricity feeling began to increase, as time seemed to freeze around me. I quickly looked at everyone’s faces, noting that they noticed the guy staring as well. 

Thomas began to follow the crowd, before Jorge spoke up “Thomas! This is not what you're looking for. All these people trying to find their way in, you think you're gonna find something they can't?” 

Thomas continued shoving his way through the crowd before replying, “Came this far. I'm not turning back now.” 

“This doesn’t feel right.” 

Standing in the crowd huddled together, I noticed the same guys in face masks watching us. I quickly pointed this out to the group, as we stayed close to each other. Turning towards the great wall, the crowds’ angry chants began to cease as a metallic creaking sound echoed around the area. Looking up huge guns began to rise coming to life and firing into the crowd. 

The group started running, dodging incoming bullets and other people. The group turned down a path between tall concrete walls. Thomas, Brenda and I  barely made it pasted the wall before one of the bullets landed behind us, knocking us down and stirring up a thick cloud of dust. Thomas grabbed Brenda’s arm and helped me up saying, “come on.”

We began running through the path and came to a clearing where the men in masks began to grab everyone and shoving them into vans. I turned to Brenda and watched as a man grabbed her arm. I tried to run after her, but someone grabbed me by my waist and started pulling me towards one of the vans. I began thrashing around, struggling to get free. I threw my elbow back and made contact as the man behind me dropped to his knees. I began running again, knowing that if I didn’t get away now, I wouldn’t be able to save my friends later. Before I could make it any further, another man grabbed my wrist and pulled back throwing me into one of the vans. He climbed in behind me as I snuggled close to Thomas. The vans took off as three men in gas mask carrying huge guns watched us closely. 

Biting my tongue, I grabbed Thomas’ hand as my other hand went to my necklace again. The electrical feeling buzzed to life, getting stronger with every second the vans continued. The vans came to a stop and a knock sounded from the door behind us. A muffled voice ordered, “Get out.”

We all jumped out, staying calm. I eyed the men around us, all carrying guns. The other van soon pulled up, muffled shouting and grunting was heard from inside. The doors flew open as one of the men in masks fell out. Jorge jumped out quickly behind him yelling, “where is she?”

Thomas, Brenda, Newt and Fry all rushed forward to pull Jorge off the man. The group surrounding us started shouting, “get back” before pushing the boys away from Jorge and Brenda, who quickly began calming him down. 

A familiar voice sounded above the crowd, “Everybody relax. We are all on the same side here.”

My heart jumped into my throat as my stomach preformed summersaults. One word popped into my head, Gally? Fighting back the idea, my eyes locked on Thomas as he questioned, “What do you mean on the same side? Who the hell are you?”

Everything stood still and silent as the group waited in confusion and suspense. The speaker slightly turned his head to the side before reaching up and removing his gas mask. It was as if time stood still, tears ran freely as my heart clenched. “Gally?” 

He locked eyes with me and smiled lightly before a small frown took over. Looking back at Thomas he said, “Hey Greenie.”

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[cowboy-skeleton]

NEWT IS CANONICALLY GAY

I REPEAT

NEWT IS GAY!

I despise James Dashner BUT HOLY SHIT HE IS GAY HE IS GAY HE IS GAY.

[ibelieveinthepowerofmusic]

Ah, I dont know hehe, newtmas, yes, weird newtmas,, like uu, in the gladr just handing out, plus it's kinda like a doodle not much time, just blah, and yes, I'm still gonna stick to traditional, digital is just a he'll lot of screen time and yeah ahhh, this feels so weirded #dylanobrien #thomasbrodiesangster #newtmas #thomasandnewt #themazerunner #thescorchtrials #thedeathcure #fanart #digitalart #illustration #characterconcept #jamesdashner #discoverpage #otp #artistsoninstagram #artsupport #flare #indianartist #theglade #justhangingoutwiththebabe #autodesksketchbook #penup #explorepage #drawing #painting #artistontumblr #commission #bookstagram #newtmasforever #headcanon @dylanobrienis @samohtsangster https://www.instagram.com/p/CWGHYTpIxo_/?utm_medium=tumblr

[happilycolorfuldaze]

Corre y no te detengas -Maze Runner- 

sɪᴇᴍᴘʀᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴇᴍᴏs ǫᴜᴇ ǫᴜᴇᴅᴀʀá ᴍás ᴛɪᴇᴍᴘᴏ... ᴘᴇʀᴏ sɪᴇᴍᴘʀᴇ ᴀᴄᴀʙᴀ 

Siento un movimiento repentino y todo comienza a subir. El metal hace ruido y yo no sé que hacer mas que pedir ayuda a gritos esperando, rogando, a que alguien me pueda escuchar. El miedo y la adrenalina corren por mis venas. No sé que va a pasar, pero todo se detiene. Unas puertas se abren arriba de mí y veo a dos chicos allí. 

-Bienvenida al Claro, novata. 

Cuando Thomas llega al Claro todo se empieza a descontrolar. El orden establecido se derrumba y se forman dos grupos. Unos quieren escapar de aquel lugar y obtener respuestas de los sujetos que los metieron allí. Otros se quieren quedar a salvo en el centro del laberinto y no arriesgarse a morir en el exterior. 

- ¡CORRAN Y NO SE DETENGAN! 

⚠ 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐒 ⚠ 

• No soy dueña de ningún personaje, excepto T/n. 

• La trama y la historia original pertenecen a James Dashner • Malas palabras

• Sin obscenidades

• Todavía soy nueva en esto de escribir así que no me juzgues tanto. 

• Las actualizaciones pueden variar. No hay días específicos en los que subiré un capítulo.

[xoxotommyxoxo]

[essentiallyunstable]

DON'T REMEMBER ME - A/N (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1004934964-don%27t-remember-me-a-n?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=writeawaygrace&wp_originator=SCIne8RG51RKwRt0IYJ4bKtc7g4Qvm4d8ByGBRr88l16w6tiv0taJSrq2AuMvv7ZbKwP%2B92gW9Q9PQsPg0yDMnxNdFU%2FMa886O1pzZchVjLwMAIExuxMeDt5liRaEJst Y/N is jolted awake in a strange box, with flashing lights. She has so many questions as she's hoisted out of the box into a smoldering heat, surrounded by thick, stone walls. But the piercing green eyes of the boy who helped her is what captures her attention. Who is he, you think?

[kazzylai]

it's 2020 and yet i'm still a hoe for minho

[atardisnameddesire]

Here is my monthly wrap up for January 2023. I’ve never done a monthly wrap for Bookstagram before, but I figured 2023 was a good time to start. I read five books this month:

- The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

- A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari

- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

- Becoming Shameless by Eden Simchah

- The Maze Cutter by James Dashner

What was your favorite book that you read this month?

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[lykademigod]

Hello booknerds!!! 🧡🌸 I am currently reading James Dashner’s The 13th Reality Series. ❤💚💙💜 Love the book covers!!! 📚 Got them from the Big Bad Wolf sale at the World Trade Center last February. . . . . . #bibliophile #bookshelf #bookstagramfeature #book #bookseries #bookblog #bookish #bookworm #bookmark #booklover #books #bookalicious #bookstagrammer #booksbooksbooks #booknerd #bookstagram #bookaholic #jamesdashner #the13threality #mybookfeatures https://www.instagram.com/p/CAE_P10HvNK/?igshid=1i9clhs5i3yv9

[wckdsmaze]

when you gotta hit the right word count while writing an essay