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Have you read any of the Lost books? What do you think about the parallels between the books and Lost?


  • Shan May 26, 2012 @ 4:45 pm | delete
    I think someone should start writing novels of Lost. There's so many ideas that could make great stories and Lost fans would love it. They said they werent going to make a movie, so why not write books?
  • Mac33 May 27, 2012 @ 7:58 am | delete
    Good idea. I'd like to read, "The Adventures of Hurley and His Trusty Sidekick, Ben". It could make a good TV series, too.
  • edii May 10, 2012 @ 1:02 pm | delete
    It was the best show ever made and they still ended it
  • Edutopia Feb 13, 2012 @ 2:28 am | delete
    Interesting idea for the basis of a compilation of lists and will end up with an eclectic reading selection.
  • cffutah Jan 31, 2012 @ 10:16 am | delete
    my wife and I enjoyed watching this series, it was a good one.
  • mj1200 Jan 6, 2012 @ 7:12 am | delete
    Love this list! What about adding Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck? Didn't Sawyer have a conversation with "smoke monster Locke" in season 6 about a scene in the book before pointing a gun at him? Also seem to remember another scene where he discusses something from the book with Jack and once where he is reading the book at the beginning. What are your thoughts?
  • Mac33 Jan 10, 2012 @ 8:31 pm | delete
    It's listed under Sawyer's reading list. "Of Mice and Men" showed up in seasons 3 and 6.
  • mp1200 Jan 10, 2012 @ 8:37 pm | delete
    Thanks for the reply. Didn't see it the first time reading the list.
  • Mac33 Jan 10, 2012 @ 9:38 pm | delete
    You're welcome
  • mihgasper Jan 4, 2012 @ 9:26 am | delete
    I have mixed feelings about that series. Maybe I should read the books. Thanks for reminding me!
  • saurabh Dec 3, 2011 @ 8:41 am | delete
    m playing a contest in which i got this question plzzz help me out..m struck
    Everyone has Troubles. Some never face it because the metaphorical path leading upto it is LOST somewhere in the pages of history. But then someone figures out the way. Now people appreciate it and the person who is the cause of it. Who's the saviour ?
    hint: think books
  • squidshe Nov 7, 2011 @ 1:38 pm | delete
    The books were always hints, I miss the show.
  • Mac33 Nov 8, 2011 @ 7:37 pm | delete
    Same here.
  • jksterling Oct 26, 2011 @ 9:44 pm | delete
    Great list, thank you.
  • tomtaz517 Aug 22, 2011 @ 9:47 am | delete
    Awesome list! The books really give you great hints to what the writers had in mind when making the show
  • vonkstar Oct 4, 2011 @ 1:15 am | delete
    which ones are the best? wanna buy some for my husband
  • B53 Aug 8, 2011 @ 4:05 pm | delete
    Are there any reference to the Tempest from Shakespeare ?
  • Carmen Aug 14, 2011 @ 10:27 am | delete
    Yes, there are. Rather, there a huge parallels between the plots. In The Tempest, a ship wrecks on to what seems to be just an island, but is really an island filled with mystical, mysterious wonders. And, therein is your parallel.
  • ohtheplaces Aug 4, 2011 @ 9:39 pm | delete
    In what episode did someone quote "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
  • Mac33 Aug 6, 2011 @ 1:10 pm | delete
    It was a season 1 reference when Hurley made a Harry Potter joke about Sawyer's new reading glasses.
  • seradis Jun 6, 2011 @ 6:59 pm | delete
    I liked the series Lost. I will have to read the books to see how they are different from the TV series!
  • cinstress Apr 14, 2011 @ 5:01 pm | delete
    a neat way to combine a TV show with books!
  • Li-Li-ThePinkBookworm Apr 12, 2011 @ 3:36 pm | delete
    I love your new twist of a booklist, based on a t.v. show. I remember some of the references, but it was much more interesting to see what all was referenced(adding yet another depth to the show). Great work! Keep it up!

    Like.

    Li Li
  • sorana Feb 23, 2011 @ 2:48 am | delete
    I love Lost. Exiting, intriguing, misterious, and puzzling.
  • Gail47 Feb 13, 2011 @ 9:38 am | delete
    As someone who was well aware of Lost and its popularity, I am also probably the rare person who never watched the show. Never realized there would be this many books listed for one show. I'm sure Lost fans will appreciate this collection.
  • mynameiskate Jan 27, 2011 @ 8:28 am | delete
    I love this lens - really great resource! It makes me miss Lost.
  • Serenia Jan 14, 2011 @ 6:31 pm | delete
    On the other hand this list is a good idea. It's certainly a different angle of dissecting the Lost experience. Giving you angel blessings because its an unusual angle on the use of books.
  • Mac33 Jan 14, 2011 @ 7:29 pm | delete
    Thanks!
  • Serenia Jan 14, 2011 @ 6:30 pm | delete
    I never really got into Lost. My husband loved it and watched it every week. Had I known about the books, I probably could have watched it a bit more closely than I did. I had a lot of trouble with the cast flipping from one time to another, with literally every step they took - or so it seemed.I was always confused.
  • Squidoolinepro Dec 3, 2010 @ 8:22 pm | delete
    Loved the show; haven't read any of the books. Great lens!
  • mixmasta91 Nov 3, 2010 @ 8:30 pm | delete
    I've read Prey, Everything That Rises Must Converge, and Of Mice And Men. I'm probably going to get more books that influenced this show, because most look good! Also this was my favorite TV show ever.
  • Betsi_Goutal Oct 3, 2010 @ 11:38 am | delete
    Great list! I have to check this out in depth after I finally finish the series - I only started watching during the last season - well, I didn't start WITH the last season, that's just WHEN I started watching it, because there was so much buzz about it. :D
  • WeddingZazzle Oct 1, 2010 @ 1:53 am | delete
    I loved the show...and miss it. Great show.
  • Mac33 Oct 3, 2010 @ 10:48 am | delete
    Me too! Sadly, as time goes by, I get more disappointed in the final season. I'll randomly think of a scene from past seasons and realize there's another question the show didn't answer.
  • brl Sep 14, 2010 @ 12:46 am | delete
    Great idea and fun lens!
  • Eva Brunette Jul 5, 2010 @ 2:13 pm | delete
    Great lens! You really know LOST. I was totally LOSt, but I admit I missed a bunch of episodes. I need to buy the whole series and watch at home. But WOW, very complex story. Great lens, really enjoyed it. Neat twist... books from the show. Good stuff.
  • GonnaFly Jul 4, 2010 @ 5:12 pm | delete
    What an amazing book list you have compiled! I should have been more observant :-)
  • BooJeeBeads Jun 27, 2010 @ 3:41 pm | delete
    I just recently got on the Lost bandwagon (thank goodness for DVDs). So finding this book list is a real find for me.
  • bloodpressureguy Jun 11, 2010 @ 9:25 pm | delete
    Wow, thought I was pretty eclectic and well read, but i have only managed read about 1/2 of these books. I knew from watching lost that sawyer read a fair amount, but was shocked to see how much. Where the hell did he get all those good books while stuck on an island.
  • Luke273 Jun 23, 2010 @ 6:12 pm | delete
    Lots of books on the plane I'd imagine, like people reading during the flight.
  • helena42 Jun 11, 2010 @ 2:07 am | delete
    Now reading on "To Kill a Mockingbird" and will follow on other.
  • Tipi Jun 10, 2010 @ 5:48 pm | delete
    I love the show Lost, but I haven't taken the time to read any of the books. I bet they are very interesting to read. Hey, great book lens!
    Susie
  • lasertek May 30, 2010 @ 8:35 pm | delete
    Just started reading the books after the finale. I didn't want any other ideas locked up in my mind while awaiting for the series' end.
  • Brook May 27, 2010 @ 3:28 pm | delete
    know what would make this page even cooler? if you used the actual book covers that were seen in the show (where applicable).
  • Mac33 May 27, 2010 @ 7:54 pm | delete
    Yup, I've tried to do that where possible.
  • Justin May 23, 2010 @ 11:32 pm | delete
    No mention of SLAUGHTER HOUSE FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut as an influence on the show? Or did I miss it on your list? C'mon time traveling Desmond jumping back and forth b/w 1996 and 2004. Similar to Billy Pilgrim becoming "unstuck" in time.
  • H May 24, 2010 @ 12:27 pm | delete
    Absolutely, I'd thought that before!
  • RadioRental Mar 10, 2010 @ 12:06 am | delete
    I would like to submit the idea that the smoke monster may have been inspired in part by a creature called "The Nameless Mist" in what is known as "The Cthulu Mythos," which are stories based on H.P. Lovecraft's "The Call Of Cthulu."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_God#The_Nameless_Mist

    Thanks for the book list as well; 'tis wonderful!!
  • achristian Feb 3, 2010 @ 9:19 pm | delete
    It looks to me that the titles are more important than actual content... I am disappointed to see such frivolous tripe as "Left Behind", which is little more than thinly veiled fundamentalist propaganda.
  • mynameiskate Feb 1, 2010 @ 8:29 pm | delete
    Love this list! Great job!
  • LindaJM Jan 22, 2010 @ 5:23 pm | delete
    I love the show and enjoyed the lens... books are my thing! Thanks for telling us the titles of all the books. 5* / blessed ...
  • Richard Jan 10, 2010 @ 11:39 am | delete
    I cant believe the lost writers will include references to Dostoyevsky and leave Tolstoy in the dark, despite the shows -at times- spiritual depth.
    Great list though. The invention of morel is a must for lost fans and clear hint from the writers.
  • Anne Mc Nov 25, 2009 @ 10:49 pm | delete
    If anyone is looking for a book very similar to Season 5 of Lost especially the finale try reading the Book of Joby by Mark J. Ferrari. A great book that covers the idea of free will and the battle of good versus evil.
  • Robyn Sep 4, 2009 @ 12:57 am | in reply to Candy | delete
    Do you know which "eleventh hour" was on the shelf? I'm finding a bunch of different authors on that one.
    And No Place Like Home- is that Mary Higgins Clark or Cathy Blount? Can you tell?
    Not to be a PITA, but also Redemption- a few different authors for that
    Thanks so much!
  • Brook May 31, 2010 @ 2:58 am | delete
    No Place Like Home is a Wizard of Oz referrence
  • Mac33 Aug 16, 2009 @ 12:56 pm | in reply to Bitter Sweet Me | delete
    Bitter Sweet Me, are you looking for "Watership Down"? Some covers of that book have a large brown rabbit on the cover and Sawyer was reading it in a season 1 episode.
  • Bitter Sweet Me Aug 16, 2009 @ 12:05 pm | delete
    The first book shown in the Lost series is being read by Sawyer-Season 1: Episode 4-The White Rabbit... does anyone know what this book is???? I think it has a brown rabbit on the cover, it's what he is reading when Shannon comes to him for bug spray, but I cant get a good glimpse of the title.. its driving me crazy!!!
  • Candy Aug 7, 2009 @ 4:42 pm | delete
    There are more books on Ben's bookshelf... Hotel, Red Man's Religion, Kings of Love, The Sheltering Sky, Caravan of Dreams, Fahrenheit 451, Roots, Uncle Toms Cabin and Flowers for Algernon.

    The Book of Laws was one of the objects Richard put in front of young Locke.

    The Coalwood Way and The Stone Leopard are on the bookshelf in the DHARMA classroom.

    And, in Jack's office are... Dark Horse, Dirty Work (which is also in the hatch), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Pale Horse Coming, The Bailey Chronicles, The Scottish Bride, Easy Pray, Eleventh Hour, Hearts in Atlantis, There's No Place Like Home, Valhalla Rising, The Power of Beauty, Domes of Fire, Two Dollar Bill, Redemption, Skinny Dip, The Greatest Generation, Nighttime is My Time, and Fire in the Mind; along with quite a few medical references and a couple of astrology books.
  • lostinfiction Aug 4, 2009 @ 9:43 pm | delete
    This is a really interesting list - I've caught some of the titles as they flashed across the screen, but it's cool to see a comprehensive list! If you don't mind, I'd like to add those influences that you mentioned to infloox.com (it's like a bank of literary influences) - would you want me to cite your lens page as a source?
  • AbbasAbedi Jun 13, 2009 @ 4:57 pm | delete
    Excellent lists. *****
  • Dustin H Jun 4, 2009 @ 8:37 am | delete
    You're missing one book Sawyer was reading in season 1. It has a minotaur on the cover, and it's such a quick glance I was never able to grab the title. Perhaps we can get some help on this one... I'll have to double check the Episode # and get back to you guys.
  • Mac33 May 18, 2009 @ 8:05 pm | in reply to Jason | delete
    Thanks, Jason! It was in episode 9 "Namaste" of season 5.
  • Jason May 17, 2009 @ 3:35 am | delete
    Mac, what episode number was that again? I can definitely get a good shot of it and let you know.
  • Mac33 May 14, 2009 @ 9:15 pm | in reply to Jason | delete
    Hi Jason, I just added the book Jacob read in last night's season finale...it's under "Jacob's Reading List". Let me know any others that are missing...Season 5 was lighter on books than previous seasons. The only missing one I know of is the book Sawyer was reading when Jack came to his house in Dharmaville. Haven't found a good screen shot of that one to get the title.
  • Mac33 May 14, 2009 @ 9:08 pm | in reply to Kate | delete
    Kate...wow, is that really you? How'd you get back here from 1977??

    The book Dr Chang read to little Miles was Me and My Polar Bear. It's apparently not a real book but the cover looks kinda similar to the one you mentioned.
  • Jason May 14, 2009 @ 12:16 am | delete
    Can anyone tell me when this was last updated? This is absolutely what I was looking for but it appears to be missing a few recent ones I have noticed
  • Kate May 6, 2009 @ 7:06 pm | delete
    You've missed one - on a recent episode Dr. Chang is seen reading a book to baby Miles - that book is Polar, The Titanic Bear, by Daisy Corning Stone Spedden, a true children's story about a stuffed bear that survives the sinking of the Titanic.
  • Treasures-By-Brenda Apr 6, 2009 @ 8:09 pm | delete
    Great idea for a lens. Lost Season 3 and Season 4 are on my two lenses with the Top 10 Blu-ray Movies lenses!

    Brenda
  • Sabbie-Jo Mar 30, 2009 @ 6:42 pm | delete
    I love Lost and I've read some of the books on this list. To Kill A Mockingbird was really good.
  • Sara Mar 28, 2009 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    This page seems to be missing a few books I've seen cited elsewhere or noticed myself - The Stand by Stephen King is a huge influence; and as mentioned the philosophy books A Discourse on Inequality and A Second Treatise of Government have relevance as well. On one of the bonus disks the writers and producers all discussed their literary influences (I believe Season 3?), and Stephen King is cited as a huge overall influence.
  • Leslie Feb 3, 2010 @ 12:54 pm | delete
    I've been trying to compile a list of books. This had a whole bunch I was trying to catch (only so much time to rewind and look...plus I don't know all the quotes).

    The number 23 is important in Robert Anton Wilson's work. Likewise the number 42 in Douglas Adams.
    The philosophy books by all the characters named after them could be included. I have them on a separate list but I have articles about them in a file.
  • pussreboots Mar 10, 2009 @ 2:02 am | delete
    I'm currently working my way through Ulysses and creating a lens for each of the 18 "episodes" the book has. I've done the first two. Number three will be posted this Saturday. I'm taking a pop culture approach to them.
  • kab Mar 7, 2009 @ 7:06 pm | delete
    Perhaps the island that sinks into the see could use the works of Plato...Atlantis.
  • Jannette Mar 5, 2009 @ 10:30 am | delete
    I've noticed stong thematic elements from the novel 1984 but don't see it listed anywhere - was it referenced in an episode title?
  • Feb 17, 2009 @ 10:56 am | delete
    wow this is so cool, i am a total Lost fanatic and this list is like an avid reader/lost fans heaven.
  • SaraMu Feb 10, 2009 @ 7:01 pm | delete
    This is incredible! Such subtleties only a true fan and book addict would notice. 5* lens.
  • RonLocke Feb 6, 2009 @ 10:09 am | delete
    Love the book list:
    I've read:
    The Good Twin
    Valis
    Our Mutual Friend
    Lord of the Flies
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    Of Mice and Men
    Watership Down
    Turn of the Screw

    All good books. Valis was by far the weirdest. I've started on Murder on the Orient Express, and so far I've seen a reference to Sophia (which means Wisdom) in both books- wondering if there is any connection?
  • Andrea Jan 27, 2009 @ 3:25 pm | delete
    hehe
    i think my special subject at my a-level exam will be "Books which are mentioned in the TV-Show LOST"
  • hmr Jan 24, 2009 @ 10:12 pm | delete
    Any thoughts from anyone about doing something like this for other forms of art/entertainment? Films? Sculptures? Television shows? Paintings? Songs? Or has this been done? Can someone point me towards those lists?
  • stephanie Nov 14, 2008 @ 9:00 am | delete
    You might consider adding a philosophy section, considering that half of the people on the show are named after philosophers. Desmond DAVID HUME. JOHN LOCKE. John is referred to in the last episode of season four as JEREMY BENTHAM. ROUSSEAU. Just an interesting thing to think about...
  • Calv1n Sep 21, 2008 @ 9:38 pm | delete
    I just finished Huraki Murakami's "Kafka On the Shore" and I am convinced it was the genesis of the entire story line for LOST. Read it for yourself and decide.

    Seriously, I think this borders on intellectual property infringement.
  • Mac33 Sep 19, 2008 @ 7:42 am | delete
    Most of the books Sawyer read were ones he found scavenging through the plane's wreckage. The author of "Bad Twin" was a passenger on flight 815 and had the manuscript with him. Other books were already on the island in the Swan station or with the Others.
  • Sep 18, 2008 @ 3:28 pm | delete
    Excellent lens. Here's my question... Were these books mostly from the plane?
  • cherangelry May 29, 2008 @ 5:15 pm | delete
    I am SO glad someone built this lens! I had the idea for it a while back, but just never got around to it because there was so much research to do for it. Congrats on a great lens, and thanks for the reference! I'm bookmarking to reference later as LOST continues to blow my mind!
  • melissa May 11, 2008 @ 10:36 pm | delete
    This is GREAT--a definite bookmark. Please keep it up til Lost ends!
  • elen Feb 22, 2008 @ 11:19 pm | delete
    what about the book Island of Dr. Moreau and one of the movies based on it, "The Island of Lost Souls"? This story has to tie into "Lost", right?

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